Algebra-2

Question Analysis
This problem assesses the student's ability to simplify a radical expression by factoring the radicand and applying the properties of radicals.

Key Concept Explanation
To simplify a radical expression, we need to factor the radicand into a product of a perfect square and another factor. For the expression , we can factor it as .

Step-by-step Solution
1. Factor the radicand: , where

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