Simplify the Radical Expression 1/( square root of 25)

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{25}}$

Step 1

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

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{5^{2}}}$

Step 2

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$\frac{1}{| 5 |}$

Step 3

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $5$ is $5$ .

$\frac{1}{5}$