Simplify the Radical Expression 25^(1/2)

$25^{\frac{1}{2}}$

Step 1

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

${(5^{2})}^{\frac{1}{2}}$

Step 2

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$5^{2 (\frac{1}{2})}$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$5^{2 (\frac{1}{2})}$

Rewrite the expression.

$5^{1}$

Step 4

Evaluate the exponent.

$5$