Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 9 - Roots and Radicals - 9.2 - Simplifying Radicals - Problem Set 9.2 - Page 407: 66

Answer

$-20\sqrt{3}+18\sqrt{6}$

Work Step by Step

Using the properties of radicals, the given expression, $ 5\sqrt{27}-3\sqrt{24}+8\sqrt{54}-7\sqrt{75} ,$ simplifies to \begin{array}{l}\require{cancel} 5\sqrt{9\cdot3}-3\sqrt{4\cdot6}+8\sqrt{9\cdot6}-7\sqrt{25\cdot3} \\\\= 5\sqrt{(3)^2\cdot3}-3\sqrt{(2)^2\cdot6}+8\sqrt{(3)^2\cdot6}-7\sqrt{(5)^2\cdot3} \\\\= 5\cdot3\sqrt{3}-3\cdot2\sqrt{6}+8\cdot3\sqrt{6}-7\cdot5\sqrt{3} \\\\= 15\sqrt{3}-6\sqrt{6}+24\sqrt{6}-35\sqrt{3} \\\\= (15\sqrt{3}-35\sqrt{3})+(-6\sqrt{6}+24\sqrt{6}) \\\\= -20\sqrt{3}+18\sqrt{6} .\end{array}
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