SOLUTION: what if the radical expression is not a rational expression, for example what if I had √12 + √108? How would I begin on simplifying it? Afterall, there is no denomin
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Question 200934: what if the radical expression is not a rational expression, for example what if I had √12 + √108? How would I begin on simplifying it? Afterall, there is no denominator other than 1.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression
Simplify to get . Note: If you need help with simplifying square roots, check out this solver.
Simplify to get .
Since we have the common term , we can combine like terms
Factor out the GCF
Combine like terms.
So simplifies to .
In other words,
You can verify this with a calculator.
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