Square root of 20 minus square root of 2 (√20-√2)

√20 - √2

Here we will walk you through the process of calculating the difference between the square root of 20 and the square root of 2. Essentially, we will calculate √20 - √2.

First, we need to find the square root of each number individually. Then we will subtract one from the other. Below is the step-by-step calculation:

1. Calculate the square root of 20:
√20 ≈ 4.47214

2. Calculate the square root of 2:
√2 ≈ 1.41421

3. Subtract the square root of 2 from the square root of 20:
4.47214 - 1.41421 = 3.05793

Therefore, the result of subtracting the square root of 2 from the square root of 20 is approximately 3.05793.

√20 - √2 ≈ 3.05793

To make things even more convenient, we have also expressed the result in its simplest radical form:

2√5 - √2

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