SOLUTION: please help simplify/reduce (4-2radical3)^2

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Question 34648: please help
simplify/reduce
(4-2radical3)^2
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+%284-2sqrt%283%29%29%5E2+
+%284-2sqrt%283%29%29%284-2sqrt%283%29%29+
+16+-+8sqrt%283%29+-+8sqrt%283%29+%2B+2sqrt%283%29%2A2sqrt%283%29+
+16+-+8sqrt%283%29+-+8sqrt%283%29+%2B+4sqrt%283%29%2Asqrt%283%29+
+16+-+8sqrt%283%29+-+8sqrt%283%29+%2B+4sqrt%283%2A3%29+
+16+-+8sqrt%283%29+-+8sqrt%283%29+%2B+4sqrt%289%29+
+16+-+8sqrt%283%29+-+8sqrt%283%29+%2B+4%2A3+
+16+-+8sqrt%283%29+-+8sqrt%283%29+%2B+12+
+28+-+8sqrt%283%29+-+8sqrt%283%29+
+28+-+16sqrt%283%29+

I have done every single change on a different line so you can see the working fully. Usually it would be something like:
+16+-+8sqrt%283%29+-+8sqrt%283%29+%2B+2sqrt%283%29%2A2sqrt%283%29+
+16+-+16sqrt%283%29+%2B+4%2A3+
+16+-+16sqrt%283%29+%2B+12+
+28+-+16sqrt%283%29+

jon.