First, rewrite the expression as a fraction:
16181212. Simplify the numbers outside the square roots:
1612=43. Now, simplify the square roots:
12=4⋅3=43=23 18=9⋅2=92=32 Substitute these simplified square roots into the expression:
43⋅3223=4⋅3⋅23⋅2⋅3=12263. Simplify the fraction:
126=21 So the expression becomes:
223. To rationalize the denominator, multiply both the numerator and denominator by 2: 223⋅22=22232=2⋅26=46.