SOLUTION: What is the square root of 18x + the square root of 8x equal? Please! I used my best guess and guessed 5 times the square root of 2x but I know that it is wrong. Thanks

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Question 133670: What is the square root of 18x + the square root of 8x equal? Please!
I used my best guess and guessed 5 times the square root of 2x but I know that it is wrong.
Thanks

Found 2 solutions by scott8148, edjones:
Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
no, that is correct
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Don't guess. Work it out.
.
sqrt(18x)+sqrt(8x)
=sqrt(9*2x)+sqrt(4*2x)
=3sqrt(2x)+2sqrt(2x)
=5sqrt(2x)
.
Ed

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