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Simplify the expression below:\sqrt[]{72}simplifies to a\sqrt[]{b} where:our coefficient a = Answerour radicand b = Answer

Simplify the expression below:\sqrt[]{72}simplifies to a\sqrt[]{b} where:our coefficient-example-1
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√72

Express 72 as 6^2 x 2

√(6^2 * 2 )

Pull terms out from under the radical

6 √2

a = 6

b= 2

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