Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-805-9

Chapter 8 - Section 8.3 - Operations with Radicals - Exercise Set - Page 591: 6

Answer

$-6\sqrt{17}$

Work Step by Step

RECALL: For any real numbers $a, b,$ and $c$, $ac-bc=(a-b)c$ Use the rule above to combine like terms: $=(5-11)\sqrt{17} \\=-6\sqrt{17}$
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