161k views
5 votes
Find the product of 3v 12 and 4V 12 in simplest form. Also, determine whether theresult is rational or irrational and explain your answer.

User TaoBit
by
6.8k points

1 Answer

6 votes

Find the product of


3\sqrt[]{12}\cdot4\sqrt[]{12}

steps.

1. apply the laws of exponents


\begin{gathered} √(a)√(a)=a \\ \end{gathered}
√(12)√(12)=12
=3\cdot\: 12\cdot\: 4

2. multiply


=144

this is a rational number because it can be represented as 144/1 which is a fraction of two integers

User SUNDONG
by
7.3k points