Question

simplify the following expression 48^1/2

Answer 1

Answer:

square root of 48 or 4 root 3

Answer 2

ANSWER

$4 \sqrt{3}$


EXPLANATION

We want to simplify;

${48}^{ \frac{1}{2} }$

We rewrite this as


$= \sqrt{48}$

We try to remove the perfect square to obtain,

$= \sqrt{16 \times 3}$


Recall that,

$\sqrt{a \times b} = \sqrt{a} \times \sqrt{b}$


We apply this property to obtain,



$= \sqrt{16} \times \sqrt{3}$

This simplifies to,

$= 4 \sqrt{3}$