document.write( "Question 111483: How do you simplify a radical when there is a number outside of the square root symbol? For example, a 5 outside of the square root symbol and the radicand is 256?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #81295 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let's simplify $\"sqrt%28256%29\"$ first. Since 256 is a perfect square,

. So $\"5%2Asqrt%28256%29=5%2A16=80\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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