Simplify ( square root of 20)/( square root of 5)

$\frac{\sqrt{20}}{\sqrt{5}}$

Step 1

Combine $\sqrt{20}$ and $\sqrt{5}$ into a single radical.

$\sqrt{\frac{20}{5}}$

Step 2

Simplify the expression.

Divide $20$ by $5$ .

$\sqrt{4}$

Rewrite $4$ as $2^{2}$ .

$\sqrt{2^{2}}$

Step 3

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$2$