SOLUTION: I can not seem to grasp how to find the answers for problems like this: Multiply and simplify by factoring. I think what I am having the problem understanding is the "perfect

Question 628024: I can not seem to grasp how to find the answers for problems like this:
Multiply and simplify by factoring. I think what I am having the problem understanding is the "perfect square" factors.
√12* √150
Thanks for all your help.
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Perfect squares are numbers such as 1 and 4 since and

So we can factor 12 into

Notice how 4 is a factor.

So we can say...

Use the idea that

So

Hope that makes sense. If not, let me know. Thanks.

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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
√12* √150
:
Factor inside the radicals to reveal perfect squares
*
Extract the square root of those squares
*
Multiply now

factor to reveal a perfect square again, extract the square root of 9
= =
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