Square root of 5 minus square root of 20 (√5-√20)

√5 - √20

Here we will walk you through the process of calculating the difference between the square root of 5 and the square root of 20. Essentially, we will calculate √5 - √20.

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 5:
√5 ≈ 2.23607

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

3. Subtract the square root of 20 from the square root of 5:
2.23607 - 4.47214 = -2.23607

Therefore, the result of subtracting the square root of 20 from the square root of 5 is approximately -2.23607.

√5 - √20 ≈ -2.23607

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

√5 - 2√5

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