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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Simpilfy the radical expression.

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OpenStudy (tyteen4a03):

Prime factor 160, and you get 2^5 * 5. The equation now becomes -4 * (4 * sqrt(2)) * sqrt(5).

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got this far... \[4 (4 \times \sqrt{10})\]

OpenStudy (tyteen4a03):

Don't combine both sqrt's. It will do you no good if you're simplifying the expression.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Right but the answers are this A.\[-4\sqrt{80}\] B.\[-4\sqrt{16}\] C.\[-16\sqrt{10}\] D.\[\sqrt{10}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first of all find the quare root of 160 and then solve bracket and then multiply.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sqrt{160} = 4\sqrt{10}\] Right?

OpenStudy (tyteen4a03):

@muhammad9t5 Since 160 is not a square number, you can't do that without having to round, thus against the idea of simplifying. sqrt(160) = 4 * sqrt(10). Multiply it by -4 and you get answer C.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks

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