Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Radical Expressions and Functions - Exercise Set - Page 511: 17

Answer

$1$

Work Step by Step

Recall, square roots cancel out exponents of two. Thus, we obtain: $\sqrt{25}-\sqrt{16}\\\\=\sqrt{5^2}-\sqrt{4^2} \\=5-4 \\=1$
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