Simplify the square root of 96.

$$96 = 2 \times 48$$ $$48 = 2 \times 24$$ $$24 = 2 \times 12$$ $$12 = 2 \times 6$$ $$6 = 2 \times 3$$

So, the prime factorization of 96 is $2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 3 = 2^5 \times 3$.

We can write $2^5$ as $2^4 \times 2$.

$$\sqrt{2^4 \times 2 \times 3} = \sqrt{(2^2)^2 \times 6}$$

$$\sqrt{(2^2)^2 \times 6} = \sqrt{(2^2)^2} \times \sqrt{6}$$ $$= 2^2 \times \sqrt{6}$$ $$= 4\sqrt{6}$$

The simplified form of $\sqrt{96}$ is:

$$4\sqrt{6}$$