Algebra 2 Common Core

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Chapter 6 - Radical Functions and Rational Exponents - Mid-Chapter Quiz - Page 389: 15

Answer

$24 + 6 \sqrt 7$

Work Step by Step

Use the FOIL method to multiply the two binomials. With the FOIL method, we multiply the first terms first, then the outer terms, then the inner terms, and, finally, the last terms: $=3(1) + 3(\sqrt 7) + (\sqrt{63}) + (\sqrt {63})(\sqrt 7)$ $=3 + 3\sqrt 7 + \sqrt {63} + \sqrt {441}$ Factor $\sqrt 63$ and $441$ so that one of the factors is a square of a number: $=3 + 3(\sqrt 7) + \sqrt {(9)(7)} + (\sqrt {21(21)})\\ =3 + 3(\sqrt 7) + \sqrt {(3^2)(7)} + (\sqrt {21^2})$ Take out the square root of the perfect square number factors: $=3 + 3\sqrt 7 + 3 \sqrt {7} + 21$ $=24 + 6 \sqrt 7$
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