How do you simplify (2sqrt4)/(8sqrt3)?

2 Answers
Sep 4, 2016

sqrt3/6

Explanation:

(2sqrt4)/(8sqrt3) = (2xx2)/(8sqrt3) = 1/(2sqrt3)

1/(2sqrt3)xxsqrt3/sqrt3 = sqrt3/(2xx3) =sqrt3/6

Sep 4, 2016

(sqrt(3)) / (6)

Explanation:

We have: (2 sqrt(4)) / (8 sqrt(3))

= (2 cdot 2) / (8 sqrt(3))

= (4) / (8 sqrt(3))

= (1) / (2 sqrt(3))

Now, let's rationalise the denominator by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by sqrt(3):

= (1) / (2 sqrt(3)) cdot (sqrt(3)) / (sqrt(3))

= (sqrt(3)) / (2 cdot 3)

= (sqrt(3)) / (6)