Solve frac{sqrt{5}}{sqrt{10}}

$$\frac { \sqrt { 5 } } { \sqrt { 10 } }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\approx 0.707106781$$

Solution Steps

Rationalize the denominator of \frac{\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{10}} by multiplying numerator and denominator by \sqrt{10}.

$$\frac{\sqrt{5}\sqrt{10}}{\left(\sqrt{10}\right)^{2}}$$

The square of \sqrt{10} is 10.

$$\frac{\sqrt{5}\sqrt{10}}{10}$$

Factor 10=5\times 2. Rewrite the square root of the product \sqrt{5\times 2} as the product of square roots \sqrt{5}\sqrt{2}.

$$\frac{\sqrt{5}\sqrt{5}\sqrt{2}}{10}$$

Multiply \sqrt{5} and \sqrt{5} to get 5.

$$\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{10}$$

Divide 5\sqrt{2} by 10 to get \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{2}.

$$\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{2}$$