Compare Expressions: Determine the Sign Between (1/25)(5² - 3 + √9) and √25·5·(1/5)

Question

Indicates the corresponding sign:

125(523+9)25515 \frac{1}{25}\cdot(5^2-3+\sqrt{9})\textcolor{red}{☐}\sqrt{25}\cdot5\cdot\frac{1}{5}

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Set the appropriate sign
00:02 Let's start solving the left side of the exercise
00:04 Always solve the parentheses first
00:07 Calculate 5 squared according to the laws of exponents
00:10 Insert this value into the exercise
00:14 Determine the square root of 9
00:17 Substitute this value into the exercise
00:23 The root of a number squared equals the number itself
00:30 Continue to solve the expression starting with the parentheses
00:37 Any number divided by itself will always equal 1
00:41 This is the solution for the left side of the exercise
00:45 Now let's move on to solve the right side of the exercise
00:49 Determine the square root of 25
00:53 Insert this value into the exercise
00:56 Simplify wherever possible
01:02 The root of a number squared equals the number itself
01:07 This is the solution for the right side of the exercise
01:11 According to our calculation, the sides are not equal
01:14 This is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

We solve the left side and start from the parentheses:

52=5×5=25 5^2=5\times5=25

We will solve the root exercise using the equation:a2=a \sqrt{a^2}=a

9=32=3 \sqrt{9}=\sqrt{3^2}=3

We arrange the exercise accordingly:

125×(253+3)= \frac{1}{25}\times(25-3+3)=

We solve the exercise in parentheses from left to right:

125×(22+3)=125×25 \frac{1}{25}\times(22+3)=\frac{1}{25}\times25

We convert the 25 into a simple fraction, multiply and divide:

125×251=2525=11=1 \frac{1}{25}\times\frac{25}{1}=\frac{25}{25}=\frac{1}{1}=1

We solve the right side:

25=52 \sqrt{25}=\sqrt{5^2}

We arrange the exercise:

52×5×15 \sqrt{5^2}\times5\times\frac{1}{5}

We convert the 5 into a simple fraction and note that it is possible to reduce by 5:

52×51×15=52×1 \sqrt{5^2}\times\frac{5}{1}\times\frac{1}{5}=\sqrt{5^2}\times1

We solve the root according to the formula:a2=a \sqrt{a^2}=a

5×1=5 5\times1=5

Now we are going to compare the left side with the right side, and it seems that we obtained two different results and therefore the two sides are not equal.

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