Question

How would you simplify the square root of 24 in radical form?

Answer 1

You will have to take out the least common multiple.
24 | 2
12 | 2
6 | 2
3 | 3
1----------  2*2*2*3 

Therefore:
$\sqrt{24} = \sqrt{2*2*2*3} = \sqrt{2^2*2*3} = \boxed{\boxed{2 \sqrt{6} }}\end{array}}\qquad\quad\checkmark$