What is the $sqrt312$ in simplest radical form?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-23T16:46:13

See a solution process below:

First, rewrite the term as:

$sqrt(4 xx 78)$

We can then use this rule for radicals to simplify the expression:

$sqrt(color(red)(a) * color(blue)(b)) = sqrt(color(red)(a)) * sqrt(color(blue)(b))$

$sqrt(4 xx 78) => sqrt(4)sqrt(78) => 2sqrt(78)$

What is the sqrt312sqrt312 in simplest radical form?