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OpenStudy (ledah):

simplify (posting via equation editor)

OpenStudy (ledah):

\[\sqrt{80}+\sqrt{20}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

try to simplify \[\sqrt{80} \]

OpenStudy (ledah):

Not sure how to

OpenStudy (ledah):

I don't think it works anyway.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

factor 80

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it does

OpenStudy (ledah):

only thing i got is 8 and 10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[80=2\times2\times2\times2\times5\]

OpenStudy (ledah):

8 can be factored into 4 and 2 10 can be factored into 5 and 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and 4 can be factored to two and two

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you are taking the square root of 80 so you grab thing in groups of two. i'll illustrate

OpenStudy (ledah):

I got |dw:1342548735573:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1342548722836:dw|

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