Question

How do you simplify `sqrt(72/9)`?

Answer 1

`sqrt(72/9) = 2sqrt(2)`

Explanation:

We know `72 = 9*8` so we can rewrite that as

`sqrt(72/9) = sqrt((9*8)/9) = sqrt(8)`

We know that `8 = 4*2` and that `sqrt(4) = 2` thus, we can rewrite and solve this as

`sqrt(72/9) = 2sqrt(2)`