Q. Simplify.Remove all perfect squares from inside the square root.72
Factor 72 into prime factors: Factor 72 into its prime factors.72 can be factored into 2×36, where 36 is a perfect square (6×6).So, 72=2×2×2×3×3.
Group prime factors into perfect squares: Group the prime factors into pairs of perfect squares.From the prime factorization, we can group the factors as follows: (2×2)×(3×3)×2.
Simplify square root by taking out perfect squares: Simplify the square root by taking out the perfect squares.The square root of a perfect square is the number itself, so we take the square root of each pair:72=(2×2)×(3×3)×2=2×3×2=6×2.
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