SOLUTION: Do I write my answer to the square root of 8 times the square root of 18 as the square root of 12 or just 12

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Question 581362: Do I write my answer to the square root of 8 times the square root of 18 as the square root of 12 or just 12
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Do I write my answer to the square root of 8 times the square root of 18 as the square root of 12 or just 12
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sqrt%288%29%2Asqrt%2818%29+=+sqrt%288%2A18%29+=+sqrt%28144%29
That's 12
sqrt%28144%29 does not equal sqrt%2812%29