Simplify Simplify square root of 50

Simplify $\sqrt{50}$

Step 1

Rewrite $50$ as $5^{2} \cdot 2$ .

Factor $25$ out of $50$ .

$\sqrt{25 (2)}$

Rewrite $25$ as $5^{2}$ .

$\sqrt{5^{2} \cdot 2}$

Step 2

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$5 \sqrt{2}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$5 \sqrt{2}$

Decimal Form:

$7.07106781 \dots$