If sqrt(a) and sqrt(b) are real numbers, then sqrt(a)*sqrt(b)=sqrt(ab).
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The rule regarding multiplying radical expressions states: "If sqrt(a) and sqrt(b) are real numbers, then sqrt(a)*sqrt(b)=sqrt(a b)."
sqrt(5)* sqrt(15)=sqrt(5* 15) = sqrt(75)
To simplify sqrt(75), we need to rewrite 75 as the product of numbers such that at least one of them is a perfect square.