Solve sqrt{23/2}

$$\sqrt { \frac { 23 } { 2 } }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{\sqrt{46}}{2}\approx 3.391164992$$

Solution Steps

Rewrite the square root of the division \sqrt{\frac{23}{2}} as the division of square roots \frac{\sqrt{23}}{\sqrt{2}}.

$$\frac{\sqrt{23}}{\sqrt{2}}$$

Rationalize the denominator of \frac{\sqrt{23}}{\sqrt{2}} by multiplying numerator and denominator by \sqrt{2}.

$$\frac{\sqrt{23}\sqrt{2}}{\left(\sqrt{2}\right)^{2}}$$

The square of \sqrt{2} is 2.

$$\frac{\sqrt{23}\sqrt{2}}{2}$$

To multiply \sqrt{23} and \sqrt{2}, multiply the numbers under the square root.

$$\frac{\sqrt{46}}{2}$$