Write a radical in which the radicand consists of a coefficient and a variable. Use a coefficient that can be simplified best using the greatest perfect square method. Then, simplify the radical completely. You can use "sqrt()" to show a square root. For example, 7 times the square root of a can be written as 7sqrt(a).

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anonymous · Answer

√ 20x= √ 4*5x √ 4*√ 5x =2√ 5

√ 20 simplifies to 2√ 5x

anonymous · Answer

Thank you so much!

anonymous · Answer

your welcome!

anonymous · Answer

How do I put that in word form? @cuitiefromthesouth2

anonymous · Answer

sq root twenty X equals sq root four times five X sq root four times sq root five X equals two sq root five.

anonymous · Answer

like that??

anonymous · Answer

word form means just explain the steps of how you got to the simplified form of the expression

anonymous · Answer

Thanks

anonymous · Answer

okay I wrote it out, hold on i am type it up

anonymous · Answer

I broke 20 down an got 4 and 5 witch = 20 then I took sq 4 and 5x took 4 out of the sq root because 2 goes into it. kept sq 5x because it doesn't simply to any more so that gave me 2 sq root 5x

anonymous · Answer

Alright thank you.

anonymous · Answer

welcome