SOLUTION: my question say's that the square root of 12 minus the square root of 3 equals k multiplied by the square root of three and wants me to find what k would equal. can you explain how

Question 292730: my question say's that the square root of 12 minus the square root of 3 equals k multiplied by the square root of three and wants me to find what k would equal. can you explain how to find k
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.

Factor 12 into 4*3. Note: 4 is a perfect square.

Break up the first root.

Take the square root of 4 to get 2.

Factor out the GCF

Combine like terms.

Divide both sides by to isolate 'k'.

So we can see that the solution is which essentially means that or more simply
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