Answer
$10\sqrt 2$
Work Step by Step
Recall the following rule:
$(\sqrt{x^{2}})=x$
Thus, we obtain:
$5\sqrt 8=5\sqrt {4\times2}=5(\sqrt {2^{2}}\times\sqrt 2)=5(2\times\sqrt 2)=10\sqrt 2$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 9 - Roots and Radicals - Chapter 9 Review Problem Set - Page 430: 9
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