SOLUTION: what is 8√50 - 3√32 ?

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Question 564946: what is 8√50 - 3√32 ?
Answer by issacodegard(60) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's simplify the square roots as much as possible:
sqrt%2850%29=sqrt%2825%2A2%29=sqrt%2825%29%2Asqrt%282%29=5%2Asqrt%282%29
Similarly,
sqrt%2832%29=4%2Asqrt%282%29
So we get,
8%2Asqrt%2850%29-3%2Asqrt%2832%29=40%2Asqrt%282%29-12%2Asqrt%282%29=28%2Asqrt%282%29