Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - 8.4 Solving Radical Equations - 8.4 Exercises - Page 654: 73

Answer

$36-2x$

Work Step by Step

Given\begin{equation} (6+\sqrt{2 x})(6-\sqrt{2 x}). \end{equation} Multiply the radical expressions and simplify. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} (6+\sqrt{2 x})(6-\sqrt{2 x})& =6^2 -\left( \sqrt{2 x}\right)^2 \\ & =36-2x. \end{aligned} \end{equation} Note that the expressions are conjugates of each other. The rule of multiplying conjugate is given by:$$ (A+B)(A-B) = A^2-B^2$$
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