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  • 03-11-2015
  • Mathematics
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Simplify the radical expression.
The square root of 144.

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AL2006
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  • 03-11-2015
The square root of 144 = +12 and -12.
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TSO
TSO TSO
  • 03-11-2015
[tex]\sqrt{144} = \sqrt{12\times 12} = \sqrt{12^2} = (12^2)^{\frac{1}{2}} = 12^{\frac{2}{2}} = 12^1 = \huge{\boxed{12}}[/tex]

Answer is 12.

Also note that -12 x -12 = 144
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