David W. answered 10/17/15
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The square root of a number squared (for example, 3*3) is the original number (for example, 3).
To simplify this expression, find all the squares and take them outside the radical.
√(18a^2) * 4√(3a^2)
√(3*3*2*a*a) * 4√(3*a*a) [just expand everything]
3a√(2) * 4a√(3) [take squares outside radical]
12a2*√2*√3 [collect and rearrange terms]
12a2√6 [combine terms]