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Simplify 2/sqrt(5)

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To do this, we need rationalize the denominator. This means get rid of the radical:

Multiply top and bottom by sqrt(5)
2sqrt(5)/sqrt(5) * sqrt(5)

sqrt(5) * sqrt(5) = sqrt(25) so we have:
2sqrt(5)/sqrt(25)

sqrt(25) = 5, so we have:
2sqrt(5)/5

 
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