Find the Exact Value square root of 8

$\sqrt{8}$

Step 1

Rewrite $8$ as $2^{2} \cdot 2$ .

Factor $4$ out of $8$ .

$\sqrt{4 (2)}$

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

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

Step 2

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$2 \sqrt{2}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$2 \sqrt{2}$

Decimal Form:

$2.82842712 \dots$