Simplify Square Root of 250

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 250. The square root of 250 can be written as follows:


	√	250

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 250 means to get the simplest radical form of √250.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 250 like so:

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 125, 250

Step 2: Find Perfect Squares
Identify the perfect squares* from the list of factors above:

1, 25

Step 3: Divide
Divide 250 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

250 / 25 = 10

Step 4: Calculate
Calculate the square root of the largest perfect square:

√25 = 5

Step 5: Get Answer
Put Steps 3 and 4 together to get the square root of 250 in its simplest form:


5	√	10

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 250 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

15.81139

Exponent Form
Square Root of 250 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

250^½ = 5 x 10^½

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* List of Perfect Squares