Evaluate 3 square root of 12

$3 \sqrt{12}$

Step 1

Rewrite $12$ as $2^{2} \cdot 3$ .

Factor $4$ out of $12$ .

$3 \sqrt{4 (3)}$

Rewrite $4$ as $2^{2}$ .

$3 \sqrt{2^{2} \cdot 3}$

$3 \sqrt{2^{2} \cdot 3}$

Step 2

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$3 (2 \sqrt{3})$

Step 3

Multiply $2$ by $3$ .

$6 \sqrt{3}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$6 \sqrt{3}$

Decimal Form:

$10.39230484 \dots$

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