SOLUTION: sqrt(8)

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Question 121996: sqrt(8)
Answer by tutor_paul(427) About Me  (Show Source):
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sqrt%288%29
First, write out the number under the radical sign in terms of it's factors:
sqrt%288%29=sqrt%282%2A4%29
You can rewrite the sqrt(2*4) as follows:
sqrt%288%29=sqrt%282%29%2Asqrt%284%29
You know that:
sqrt%284%29=2, so you can simplify the equation to be:
sqrt%288%29=2sqrt%282%29
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