How do you simplify surfs?

There is no such thing called a surf in Mathematics, but I have the Answer to '' How do you simplify surds? ''

Step-by-step explanation:

To simplify a surd, write the number under the root sign as the product of two factors, one of which is the largest perfect square. Note that the factor 16 is the largest perfect square.

Here's an example

Simplify square root of 12.

4 is a factor of 12 so we can write square root 12 = square root 4x3 = square root 4 x square root of 3

square root of 4 = 2 so square root of 12 = 2 square root of 3