Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radical Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 438: 21

Answer

$6\sqrt{3}-6\sqrt[]{2}$

Work Step by Step

Using the properties of radicals, then, \begin{array}{l} 3\sqrt{108}-2\sqrt[]{18}-3\sqrt{48} \\= 3\sqrt{36\cdot3}-2\sqrt[]{9\cdot2}-3\sqrt{16\cdot3} \\= 3\cdot6\sqrt{3}-2\cdot3\sqrt[]{2}-3\cdot4\sqrt{3} \\= 18\sqrt{3}-6\sqrt[]{2}-12\sqrt{3} \\= (18\sqrt{3}-12\sqrt{3})-6\sqrt[]{2} \\= 6\sqrt{3}-6\sqrt[]{2} .\end{array}
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