What is radical 48 expressed as a mixed radical in simplest form?

Answer 1

To express radical 48 as a mixed radical in simplest form, we can look for the largest perfect square that divides evenly into 48. The largest perfect square that divides evenly into 48 is 16 (4^2).

So, we can rewrite radical 48 as:

√(16 * 3)

Since the square root of 16 is 4, we can pull it out from the radical:

4√3

Therefore, radical 48 in simplest form as a mixed radical is 4√3.