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4√(20)

1. Find the prime factorization of 20:

2. Rewrite the expression as follow:


4√(2*2*5)=4√(2^2*5)

3. The square root of 2 squared is 2, simplify the expression as follow:


\begin{gathered} =4*2*√(5) \\ \\ 4√(20)=8√(5) \end{gathered}

Then, the given expression is equal to 8√5

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