SOLUTION: Can you please help me? the square root of 5 -3 times the square root of 20+ the square root of 45. Thanks a lot!

Question 117926: Can you please help me?
the square root of 5 -3 times the square root of 20+ the square root of 45.
Thanks a lot!
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 .

Multiply 3 and 2 to get 6.

Since we have the common term , we can combine like terms

Combine like terms. Remember,

So simplifies to . In other words,
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