Answer
$$\frac{\sqrt{80}}{1}=4\sqrt{5}$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{\sqrt{80}}{1}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{ \sqrt{ 16 \cdot 5 } }{ 1 } \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{ \sqrt{ 16 } \cdot \sqrt{ 5 } }{ 1 } \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}4\sqrt{5}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Factor out the largest perfect square of 80. ( in this example we factored out $ 16 $ ) |
| ② | Rewrite $ \sqrt{ 16 \cdot 5 } $ as the product of two radicals. |
| ③ | The square root of $ 16 $ is $ 4 $. |
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