what does radical 8 simplify to

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To reduce a square root, determine if a perfect square (not 1) divides into the number.

Since 4 divides into 8 and since √(4) = 2 :

√(8) = √(4·2) = √(4)·√(2) = 2√(2)

geno3141 Sep 26, 2014

geno3141 · Answer 1 · 2014-09-26T02:54:42

To reduce a square root, determine if a perfect square (not 1) divides into the number.

Since 4 divides into 8 and since √(4) = 2 :

√(8) = √(4·2) = √(4)·√(2) = 2√(2)