Question

Simplify$\sqrt{48}$.

Short answer

The value of the expression is $4\sqrt{3}$.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given and explanation.

We have $\sqrt{48}$.

Firstly, we will find the largest perfect square factor of the given number in the radicand.

Then using it, we will rewrite the expression as the product of two factors.

Then using the product rule, we will rewrite the radical as the product of two radicals. Simplifying the expression will give us value.

Step 2. Rewriting radical as a product of two radicals using a perfect square.

We have $\sqrt{48}$.

We have $16$as the largest perfect square factor of $48$as$16\times 3=48$ and
${\left(4\right)}^2=16$.

So we will rewrite the radical as product of two radicals using the product rule as,
$$\begin{gathered} \sqrt{48}=\sqrt{16\times 3} \\ =\sqrt{16}\times \sqrt{3} \end{gathered}$$

Step 3. Simplifying the expression.

We have $\sqrt{16}\times \sqrt{3}$.

We can write $\sqrt{16}$as $4$because $\sqrt{16}=\sqrt{4\times 4}$.

So using it, we get the value as

$$\begin{gathered} =\sqrt{16}\times \sqrt{3} \\ =4\sqrt{3} \end{gathered}$$

Thus the value of the expression is$4\sqrt{3}$.