Simplify the square root of a number

The video tutorial explains how to find the largest squared number that evenly divides a given radical, using 72 as an example. It identifies 36 as the largest square divisor and demonstrates how to rewrite 72 as 36*2. The tutorial further simplifies the expression using the concept of inverse operations, resulting in 6 times the square root of 2.

What is the significance of the number 36 in the context of the radical of 72?

How do you rewrite the expression for the square root of 72?