SOLUTION: Can you please help by showing me how to do the following: Simplify by factoring √(20x^2 ) Supposed to be the square root of 20x to the 2nd power Thanks!

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Question 245813: Can you please help by showing me how to do the following:
Simplify by factoring
√(20x^2 )

Supposed to be the square root of 20x to the 2nd power
Thanks!

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify by factoring
√(20x^2 )
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sqrt(20x^2)
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= sqrt(4x^2*5)
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= sqrt(4x^2)*sqrt(5)
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= 2x*sqrt(5)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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