SOLUTION: 29: Simplify the expression below. (4√3) / √12

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Question 80730: 29: Simplify the expression below.
(4√3) / √12
Answer by tutor_paul(519) About Me  (Show Source):
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4sqrt%283%29%2Fsqrt%2812%29
Recognize the fact that 12=2*2*3. That means you can pull a 2 out from underneath the radical, since that sqrt(2^2)=2. Re-writing:
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Now you can cancel out the sqrt(3) terms:
4%2F2
Simplifying further, you get:
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