Answer:
a = 4
b = 5
Step-by-step explanation:
Assuming this is a square root.
[tex]\sqrt{80}[/tex]
We can rewrite 80 as 8*10 and 8 can be rewritten as [tex]2^3[/tex] or [tex]2^2*2[/tex] and 10 can be rewritten as 2*5
[tex]\sqrt{2^2*2*2*5}[/tex]
two 2's come out of the root and a 5 remains inside.
[tex]2*2\sqrt{5}\\ 4\sqrt{5}[/tex]
