there are a lot of tools could be used to compute square roots.
for instance, with Python NumPy
np.sqrt(80)
outputs
8.94427190999916
is there a way (or a 3rd party package) to have
sqrt(80)
output
$4\sqrt{5}$
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This is not a math question, rather a programming question, so I've voted to close. But what you want is sympy. – spaceisdarkgreen Jun 25 '19 at 02:05
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you could write code to solve the equation $$n=x\sqrt{y}$$ where $x$ and $y$ are integers. Giving this function the value of $n$, you get back $x,y$. You could then format the output as you desire. In your case, $n=8.94427190999916$, $x=4$ and $y=5$. It maybe good to include this fact in your question text. The problem boils down to converting an irrational number to an expression with a root. However, I don't think it is always possible. – NoChance Jun 25 '19 at 02:16
