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 7.4 - Adding, Subtracting, and Dividing Radical Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 540: 88

Answer

See below.

Work Step by Step

To add like radicals add the coefficients of the like radicals and multiply the sum by the like radical. E.g. $2\sqrt2+3\sqrt2=5\sqrt2$.
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