Simplify Simplify square root of 72

Simplify $\sqrt{72}$

Step 1

Rewrite $72$ as $6^{2} \cdot 2$ .

Factor $36$ out of $72$ .

$\sqrt{36 (2)}$

Rewrite $36$ as $6^{2}$ .

$\sqrt{6^{2} \cdot 2}$

Step 2

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$6 \sqrt{2}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$6 \sqrt{2}$

Decimal Form:

$8.48528137 \dots$