Problem

Write the following expression in simplified radical form.
\[
\sqrt[4]{80 x^{8} y^{15}}
\]

Assume that all of the variables in the expression represent positive real numbers.
\[
\square
\]
\[
\sqrt{\square} \sqrt[\square]{\square}
\]

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\(\boxed{2x^{2}y^{3}\sqrt[4]{5y^{3}}}\) is the final answer.

Steps

Step 1 :The given expression is a fourth root. To simplify it, we need to find the factors of the number and the variables that are perfect fourth powers.

Step 2 :For the number 80, the perfect fourth power factor is 16 (since \(2^4 = 16\)).

Step 3 :For the variable x, \(x^8\) is a perfect fourth power since \((x^2)^4 = x^8\).

Step 4 :For the variable y, \(y^{12}\) is a perfect fourth power since \((y^3)^4 = y^{12}\).

Step 5 :The remaining factors, 5 and \(y^3\), cannot be simplified further.

Step 6 :Therefore, the simplified radical form of the expression is \(2x^2y^3\) times the fourth root of \(5y^3\).

Step 7 :\(\boxed{2x^{2}y^{3}\sqrt[4]{5y^{3}}}\) is the final answer.

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