Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.4 The Irrational Numbers - Exercise Set 5.4 - Page 296: 20

Answer

$2\sqrt3$

Work Step by Step

Factor the radicand so that one factor is a perfect square: $=\sqrt{(12)} \\=\sqrt{2^2(3)}$ Simplify the square root of the perfect square factor: $=2\sqrt3$
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