SOLUTION: Rewrite the following in simplified radical form. square root of 32

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Question 38660: Rewrite the following in simplified radical form.
square root of 32
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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sqrt(32) =
sqrt(16) * sqrt(2) =
4 * sqrt(2)
We try to factor the radicand, 32, into perfect squares and whatever is left...here that is 16 times 2...