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\frac{3}{2}-\frac{2-5\times 5\sqrt{5}}{10}
Factor 125=5^{2}\times 5. Rewrite the square root of the product \sqrt{5^{2}\times 5} as the product of square roots \sqrt{5^{2}}\sqrt{5}. Take the square root of 5^{2}.
\frac{3}{2}-\frac{2-25\sqrt{5}}{10}
Multiply -5 and 5 to get -25.
\frac{3\times 5}{10}-\frac{2-25\sqrt{5}}{10}
To add or subtract expressions, expand them to make their denominators the same. Least common multiple of 2 and 10 is 10. Multiply \frac{3}{2} times \frac{5}{5}.
\frac{3\times 5-\left(2-25\sqrt{5}\right)}{10}
Since \frac{3\times 5}{10} and \frac{2-25\sqrt{5}}{10} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
\frac{15-2+25\sqrt{5}}{10}
Do the multiplications in 3\times 5-\left(2-25\sqrt{5}\right).
\frac{13+25\sqrt{5}}{10}
Do the calculations in 15-2+25\sqrt{5}.