SOLUTION: What would be the answer to the radical: {{{ (4 sqrt 75)- (2 sqrt 147) }}}? Thank you so much =] (Hope that's the correct way to type it out)

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Question 196124: What would be the answer to the radical:
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Thank you so much =] (Hope that's the correct way to type it out)

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What would be the answer to the radical:
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(4 sqrt 75)- (2 sqrt 147)
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4sqrt(25*3) - 2sqrt(3*49)
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4*5sqrt(3) - 2*7sqrt(3)
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20sqrt(3) - 14sqrt(3)
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6sqrt(3)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




Square roots can be (+) or (-), so there are
potentially 4 answers to this problem, I'm
not sure if only the (+) square root is
being called for. If so the answer is:


answer
I have a hunch that's all that's needed

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