Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - Simplifying Radical Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 433: 38

Answer

$2\sqrt 5$

Work Step by Step

$\sqrt 20=\sqrt (4\times5)=\sqrt 4 \times\sqrt 5=2\sqrt 5$ We know that $\sqrt 4=2$, because $2^{2}=4$.
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