Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Cumulative Review Exercises - Page 660: 27

Answer

$9\sqrt{2}$.

Work Step by Step

Factor the radicands using the greatest perfect square factors. $\Rightarrow 4\sqrt{72}-3\sqrt{50}=4\sqrt{2^2\cdot 3^2\cdot 2}-3\sqrt{5^2\cdot 2}$ Take the square root of each factor. $\Rightarrow 4\sqrt{2^2}\cdot \sqrt{3^2}\cdot \sqrt{2}-3\sqrt{5^2}\cdot \sqrt{2}$ $\Rightarrow 4\cdot 2\cdot 3\cdot \sqrt{2}-3\cdot 5\cdot \sqrt{2}$ Multiply. $\Rightarrow 24\sqrt{2}-15\sqrt{2}$ Apply the distributive property. $\Rightarrow (24-15)\sqrt{2}$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow 9\sqrt{2}$.
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