Simplify square root of 125

$\sqrt{125}$

Step 1

Rewrite $125$ as $5^{2} \cdot 5$ .

Factor $25$ out of $125$ .

$\sqrt{25 (5)}$

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

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

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

Step 2

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$5 \sqrt{5}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$5 \sqrt{5}$

Decimal Form:

$11.18033988 \dots$

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