There are several ways to simplify the expression _/ 48.
One way is to find the perfect square that is a factor of 48. The perfect square factors of 48 are 1, 4, 16, and 36. Since 48 is not a perfect square itself, we can't simplify it further.
Another way is to use prime factorization. We can write 48 as the product of its prime factors: 48 = 2^4 * 3^1. The square root of 48 can then be simplified as _/ (2^4 * 3^1). Since the square root of a product is equal to the product of the square roots of its factors, we can simplify further as _/ (2^2 * 2^2 * 3) = _/ (2^2 * 2^2) * _/3 = 2 * 2 * _/3 = 4_/3.
Therefore, the simplified form of _/48 is 4_/3.
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