SOLUTION: Subtract. Simplify by collecting like radical terms if possible. 6 times the square root of 50 - 6 times the square root of 2. Thank you in advance to anyone who can help me

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Question 261346: Subtract. Simplify by collecting like radical terms if possible.
6 times the square root of 50 - 6 times the square root of 2.
Thank you in advance to anyone who can help me with this problem!!!!

Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
your expression is





your expression becomes:



you can factor out the 6 and the sqrt(2) to get:

which becomes:

which becomes:



you can confirm by solving the original equation and your final equation to see if you get the same answer.

use your calculator.

= 33.9411255

= 42.42640687 - 8.485281373 = 33.9411255

you get the same answer so the simplification is good.

your answer is:

can be simplified to


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