How do you simplify (2sqrt2 + 2sqrt24) * sqrt3?

1 Answer
Jun 9, 2016

(2sqrt2+2sqrt24)*sqrt3=2sqrt6+12sqrt2

Explanation:

(2sqrt2+2sqrt24)*sqrt3

= 2sqrt2*sqrt3+2sqrt24*sqrt3

and as sqrtaxxsqrtb=sqrtab, this is equal to

2sqrt6+2sqrt72

= 2sqrt(2xx3)+2sqrt(ul(2xx2)xx2xxul(3xx3))

= 2sqrt6+12sqrt2