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A quality control inspector is simplifying a technical measurement represented by the expression $6\sqrt{20}. The inspector factors the radical to get $6(2\sqrt{5}) and then multiplies the 6 and the 2 to arrive at $12\sqrt{5}$. Which mathematical property justifies the step of grouping and multiplying these two numerical coefficients together?

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