Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - 8.2 Simplifying, Adding, and Subtracting Radicals - 8.2 Exercises - Page 634: 65

Answer

$17\sqrt {2} - 28\sqrt {3}$

Work Step by Step

Rewrite each radicand as the product of a perfect square and another factor: $4\sqrt {9 • 2} + 5\sqrt {2} - 8\sqrt {25 • 3} + 3\sqrt {16 • 3}$ Take the square root of the perfect squares: $4 • 3\sqrt {2} + 5\sqrt {2} - 8 • 5\sqrt {3} + 3 • 4\sqrt {3}$ Simplify the radicals by multiplying the coefficients of each radical: $12\sqrt {2} + 5\sqrt {2} - 40\sqrt {3} + 12\sqrt {3}$ Combine like terms: $17\sqrt {2} - 28\sqrt {3}$
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