SOLUTION: how do u simplify 3 radical 8?

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Question 997856: how do u simplify 3 radical 8?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since 8 = 4 * 2, you can write
3sqrt(8) = 3 * sqrt(4) * sqrt(2)
3sqrt(8) = 3 * 2 * sqrt(2) = 6 * sqrt(2)