The problem is to evaluate the expression $12\sqrt{12} \div 16\sqrt{18}$.

AlgebraSimplificationRadicalsRationalizationExponents
2025/3/17

1. Problem Description

The problem is to evaluate the expression 1212÷161812\sqrt{12} \div 16\sqrt{18}.

2. Solution Steps

First, rewrite the expression as a fraction:
12121618\frac{12\sqrt{12}}{16\sqrt{18}}.
Simplify the numbers outside the square roots:
1216=34\frac{12}{16} = \frac{3}{4}.
Now, simplify the square roots:
12=43=43=23\sqrt{12} = \sqrt{4 \cdot 3} = \sqrt{4}\sqrt{3} = 2\sqrt{3}
18=92=92=32\sqrt{18} = \sqrt{9 \cdot 2} = \sqrt{9}\sqrt{2} = 3\sqrt{2}
Substitute these simplified square roots into the expression:
342332=323432=63122\frac{3}{4} \cdot \frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3\sqrt{2}} = \frac{3 \cdot 2 \cdot \sqrt{3}}{4 \cdot 3 \cdot \sqrt{2}} = \frac{6\sqrt{3}}{12\sqrt{2}}.
Simplify the fraction:
612=12\frac{6}{12} = \frac{1}{2}
So the expression becomes:
322\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2\sqrt{2}}.
To rationalize the denominator, multiply both the numerator and denominator by 2\sqrt{2}:
32222=32222=622=64\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2\sqrt{2}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}} = \frac{\sqrt{3}\sqrt{2}}{2\sqrt{2}\sqrt{2}} = \frac{\sqrt{6}}{2 \cdot 2} = \frac{\sqrt{6}}{4}.

3. Final Answer

The final answer is 64\frac{\sqrt{6}}{4}.

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