Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radical Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 438: 5

Answer

$17\sqrt{2}-15\sqrt{3}$

Work Step by Step

Using the properties of radicals, then, \begin{array}{l} 2\sqrt{50}-3\sqrt{125}+\sqrt{98} \\= 2\sqrt{25\cdot2}-3\sqrt{25\cdot3}+\sqrt{49\cdot2} \\= 2\cdot5\sqrt{2}-3\cdot5\sqrt{3}+7\sqrt{2} \\= 10\sqrt{2}-15\sqrt{3}+7\sqrt{2} \\= (10\sqrt{2}+7\sqrt{2})-15\sqrt{3} \\= 17\sqrt{2}-15\sqrt{3} .\end{array}
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