Question

How do you simplify `(-12+sqrt48)/4`?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

First we can rewrite the radical as:

`(-12 + sqrt(16 * 3))/4 =>`

`(-12 + sqrt(16)sqrt(3))/4 =>`

`(-12 + 4sqrt(3))/4 =>`

`-12/4 + (4sqrt(3))/4 =>`

`-3 + sqrt(3)`