Simplify Square Root of 550

Here we will show you two methods that you can use to simplify the square root of 550. In other words, we will show you how to find the square root of 550 in its simplest radical form using two different methods.

To be more specific, we have created an illustration below showing what we want to calculate. Our goal is to make "A" outside the radical (√) as large as possible, and "B" inside the radical (√) as small as possible.

√550 = A√B

Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method
The Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method uses the greatest perfect square factor of 550 to simplify the square root of 550. This is how to calculate A and B using this method:

A = Calculate the square root of the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 550. The factors of 550 are 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 25, 50, 55, 110, 275, and 550. Furthermore, the greatest perfect square on this list is 25 and the square root of 25 is 5. Therefore, A equals 5.

B = Calculate 550 divided by the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 550. We determined above that the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 550 is 25. Furthermore, 550 divided by 25 is 22, therefore B equals 22.

Now we have A and B and can get our answer to 550 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√550 = A√B

√550 = 5√22

Double Prime Factor Method
The Double Prime Factor Method uses the prime factors of 550 to simplify the square root of 550 to its simplest form possible. This is how to calculate A and B using this method:

A = Multiply all the double prime factors (pairs) of 550 and then take the square root of that product. The prime factors that multiply together to make 550 are 2 x 5 x 5 x 11. When we strip out the pairs only, we get 5 x 5 = 25 and the square root of 25 is 5. Therefore, A equals 5.

B = Divide 550 by the number (A) squared. 5 squared is 25 and 550 divided by 25 is 22. Therefore, B equals 22.

Once again we have A and B and can get our answer to 550 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√550 = A√B

√550 = 5√22

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