SOLUTION: simplify: 3 square root 3/2 - 4 square root 2/3 - square root 4

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Question 50226: simplify:
3 square root 3/2 - 4 square root 2/3 - square root 4

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3 square root 3/2 - 4 square root 2/3 - square root 4/1
[Multiply each fraction by the lowest common denominator (LCD=6)].
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(6)(3 square root 3/2) - (6)(4 square root 2/3) - (6)(square root 4/1)
[Cancel wherever possible]
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[(9 square root 3) - (8 square root 2) - (6 square root 4)]/6
[Place over the LCD]
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[(9 square root 3) - (8 square root 2) - ((6)(2))] /6
[The sqrt of 4 = 2]
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[(9 square root 3) - (8 square root 2) - (12)] /6 [Final answer]
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