SOLUTION: ok, how do you do the square root of 144 over the sqaure root of 36?? √144 ----- √36

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Question 303334: ok, how do you do the square root of 144 over the sqaure root of 36??
√144
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√36
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, dabanfield:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Recall that 144 and 36 are perfect squares. It turns out that sqrt%28144%29=12, since 12%5E2=144, and sqrt%2836%29=6, since 6%5E2=36

So...

sqrt%28144%29%2Fsqrt%2836%29=12%2F6=2 or simply sqrt%28144%29%2Fsqrt%2836%29=2

Answer by dabanfield(803) About Me  (Show Source):
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sqrt(144)/sqrt(36) = 12/6 = 2