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The answer is
8\sqrt2

Here we have a radical that could be simplified further. I will show you how it's done with these steps:

\sqrt128
From here, you need to find a factor of 128 that is a perfect square, like 4:

\sqrt(4 * 32)

= \sqrt4 * \sqrt32

= 2 * \sqrt32

= 2\sqrt32
But we're not done here since
\sqrt32 can be simplified further. We know that 16 is a factor of 32 that is a perfect square.

2\sqrt32

= 2\sqrt(16*2)

= 2*\sqrt16 * \sqrt2

= 2 * 4 * \sqrt2

= 8 * \sqrt2

= 8\sqrt2
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