Find the perimeter of a square with a side length of 212−−√ . Your answer must be in simplest radical form.(1 point) Responses 163–√ 16 square root of 3 848−−√ 8 square root of 48 323–√ 32 square root of 3 812−−√

what is 100% the correct option?

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To find the perimeter of a square, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Perimeter} = 4 \times \text{side length} \]

In this case, the side length is \( \sqrt{212} \).

So we calculate:

\[ \text{Perimeter} = 4 \times \sqrt{212} \]

Next, we can simplify \( \sqrt{212} \):

  1. \( 212 = 4 \times 53 \)
  2. Therefore, \( \sqrt{212} = \sqrt{4 \times 53} = \sqrt{4} \times \sqrt{53} = 2\sqrt{53} \)

Now substituting back in for the perimeter:

\[ \text{Perimeter} = 4 \times 2\sqrt{53} = 8\sqrt{53} \]

Now, let's look at the options provided:

  1. \( 16\sqrt{3} \)
  2. \( 8\sqrt{48} \)
  3. \( 32\sqrt{3} \)
  4. \( 8\sqrt{12} \)

None of the answers match \( 8\sqrt{53} \) exactly. However, if we simplify \( 8\sqrt{48} \):

\[ 8\sqrt{48} = 8\sqrt{16 \times 3} = 8 \times 4\sqrt{3} = 32\sqrt{3} \]

Also, simplify \( 8\sqrt{12} \):

\[ 8\sqrt{12} = 8\sqrt{4 \times 3} = 8 \times 2\sqrt{3} = 16\sqrt{3} \]

It appears that no option correctly represents the perimeter calculated as \( 8\sqrt{53} \). Please check if \( 8\sqrt{53} \) or a variant of it is an option.

Otherwise, based on what we have calculated, the perimeter in simplest radical form is \( 8\sqrt{53} \). If the options don't include that, then there may have been an error in the options provided.