Evaluate square root of 27- square root of 3

$\sqrt{27} - \sqrt{3}$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Rewrite $27$ as $3^{2} \cdot 3$ .

Factor $9$ out of $27$ .

$\sqrt{9 (3)} - \sqrt{3}$

Rewrite $9$ as $3^{2}$ .

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

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

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$3 \sqrt{3} - \sqrt{3}$

$3 \sqrt{3} - \sqrt{3}$

Step 2

Subtract $\sqrt{3}$ from $3 \sqrt{3}$ .

$2 \sqrt{3}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$2 \sqrt{3}$

Decimal Form:

$3.46410161 \dots$

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