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20\sqrt{2}=\frac{z}{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}
Divide 10\sqrt{2} by \frac{1}{2} to get 20\sqrt{2}.
20\sqrt{2}=\frac{z\times 2}{\sqrt{2}}
Divide z by \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} by multiplying z by the reciprocal of \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}.
20\sqrt{2}=\frac{z\times 2\sqrt{2}}{\left(\sqrt{2}\right)^{2}}
Rationalize the denominator of \frac{z\times 2}{\sqrt{2}} by multiplying numerator and denominator by \sqrt{2}.
20\sqrt{2}=\frac{z\times 2\sqrt{2}}{2}
The square of \sqrt{2} is 2.
20\sqrt{2}=z\sqrt{2}
Cancel out 2 and 2.
z\sqrt{2}=20\sqrt{2}
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
\sqrt{2}z=20\sqrt{2}
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\sqrt{2}z}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{20\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}}
Divide both sides by \sqrt{2}.
z=\frac{20\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}}
Dividing by \sqrt{2} undoes the multiplication by \sqrt{2}.
z=20
Divide 20\sqrt{2} by \sqrt{2}.