College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - Exercise Set 1.4 - Page 142: 41

Answer

$-2\sqrt 6-2i\sqrt {10}$

Work Step by Step

Make the square roots positive by creating an imaginary number outside each negative one. Then distribute and multiply. Then simplify the radicals. $\sqrt {-8}(\sqrt {-3}-\sqrt 5)$ $i\sqrt {8}(i\sqrt {3}-\sqrt 5)$ $-\sqrt {24}-i\sqrt {40}$ $-2\sqrt 6-2i\sqrt {10}$
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