Answer:
Let's look at radical 8 to help us understand the steps involving in simplifying radicals.
Step 1
Find the largest perfect square that is a factor of the radicand
4 is the largest perfect square that is a factor of 8
Step 2
Rewrite the radical as a product of the square root of 4 (found in last step) and its matching factor(2)
Step 3
Simplify
