What is the value of $a$ in the equation $3a^2 = 48$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-09T07:01:27

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$48/3 = 16, sqrt(16) = 4, a = 4$

Working around this equation algebraically may look like this:
$a = sqrt(48/3), a = 4$
which is easier than individual steps ...

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