Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-805-X
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Chapter 8 - Section 8.3 - Operations with Radicals - Exercise Set - Page 591: 24

Answer

$4\sqrt{3}$

Work Step by Step

Simplify the radicals that can still be simplified by factoring the radicand so that one of the factors is a perfect square: $=\sqrt3+\sqrt{9(3)} \\=\sqrt3 + \sqrt{3^2(3)} \\=\sqrt3 + 3\sqrt3$ RECALL: For any real numbers $a, b,$ and $c$, $ac+bc=(a+b)c$ Use the rule above to combine like terms: $=(1+3)\sqrt{3} \\=4\sqrt{3}$
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