SOLUTION: please simplify this radical expression: 2√6 ÷ ¼√72

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Question 163465: please simplify this radical expression:
2√6 ÷ ¼√72

Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start multiplying numerator and denominator by 4:


Now, factor the stuff under the radical:

Pull out "pairs" from underneath the radical:



We can also break up the radical in the numerator thus:

Canceling like-terms:


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