The square root method for solving a quadratic equation involves isolating the squared term, and then taking the square root of both sides of the equation.
Starting with the equation 4y^2 = 80, we can isolate the squared term by dividing both sides of the equation by 4:
y^2 = 20
Next, we take the square root of both sides of the equation:
y = ±√20
The solution in radical form is y = ±√20. To simplify the radical, we can factor 20 into 2 * 10. Then, we can simplify the square root as follows:
y = ±√2 * √10 = ±2√10
So, the simplified solution is y = ±2√10.