SOLUTION: What does it mean for two radicals to be like radicals? Example

Question 306828: What does it mean for two radicals to be like radicals? Example
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Do you have examples? I've never heard of that.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If two radicals are alike, they have the same radicand.
For example, sqrt{x} = sqrt{x} because they both share x in the radicand.
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