Simplify (-2- square root of 15)/2

$\frac{- 2 - \sqrt{15}}{2}$

Step 1

Rewrite $- 2$ as $- 1 (2)$ .

$\frac{- 1 (2) - \sqrt{15}}{2}$

Step 2

Factor $- 1$ out of $- \sqrt{15}$ .

$\frac{- 1 (2) - (\sqrt{15})}{2}$

Step 3

Factor $- 1$ out of $- 1 (2) - (\sqrt{15})$ .

$\frac{- 1 (2 + \sqrt{15})}{2}$

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{2 + \sqrt{15}}{2}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{2 + \sqrt{15}}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$- 2.93649167 \dots$

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