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Simplify √ 144x2 A. 2x2√ 2 B. 8x2√ 6 C. 8√ 6x D. 12x

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Simplify the radical by breaking the radical direction up into a product of known factors.
= 12√2x
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√(144x^2)=√((12x)^2)=12x

Answer D

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√(144x^2)=(144x^2)^{(1)/(2)}=(12^2)^{(1)/(2)}*(x^2)^{(1)/(2)}=12^1*x^1=12x
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