Solve frac{8-sqrt{88}}{4}

$$\frac{ 8- \sqrt{ 88 } }{ 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{\sqrt{22}}{2}+2\approx -0.34520788$$

Solution Steps

Factor 88=2^{2}\times 22. Rewrite the square root of the product \sqrt{2^{2}\times 22} as the product of square roots \sqrt{2^{2}}\sqrt{22}. Take the square root of 2^{2}.

$$\frac{8-2\sqrt{22}}{4}$$