We can also do this by rationalizing the denominator....multiplying the numerator and denominator by the square root of 12....and we have
 
[ 3 / sqrt(12) ] * [ sqrt(12) / sqrt(12) ] =
 
3sqrt(12) / 12  =
 
sqrt(12) / 4  =  
 
sqrt(4 * 3) / 4 = 
 
2sqrt(3) / 4  =  
 
sqrt(3) / 2
 
 
 
  
 