SOLUTION: how would i simplfy radican 48?

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Question 37175: how would i simplfy radican 48?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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To simplify radical 48, you factor out of 48 the largest perfect square that goes into it. In this case, radical 48 equals radical 16 times radical 3. And since radical 16 is exactly 4, the answer is 4 radical 3.