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GB-39-01-001 · Simplifying a surd

Simplify 3564\sqrt{3564}.

Surds: Simplifying Booklet p. 45
Method
1) Look for the biggest square factor (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ...)
2) Write square factor first: √(square) × √(other)
3) Square root
Worked Example (GB-39-01-001)
Booklet p. 45–46: Look for the biggest square factor and write the square factor first!
1) 32411\sqrt{324}\sqrt{11}
2) 181118\sqrt{11}
181118\sqrt{11}
Square Numbers:
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 144, 169, 196, 225, 324