Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radical Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 440: 89

Answer

$6+2\sqrt{6}-2\sqrt{2}-2\sqrt{3}$

Work Step by Step

Using $(a+b+c)=a^2+b^2+c^2+2ab+2ac+2bc$ (or the square of a multinomial), the given expression, $ (\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3}-1)^2 ,$ is equivalent to \begin{array}{l}\require{cancel} (\sqrt{2})^2+(\sqrt{3})^2+(-1)^2+2(\sqrt{2})(\sqrt{3})+2(\sqrt{2})(-1)+2(\sqrt{3})(-1) \\\\= 2+3+1+2\sqrt{2(3)}-2\sqrt{2}-2\sqrt{3} \\\\= 6+2\sqrt{6}-2\sqrt{2}-2\sqrt{3} .\end{array}
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