SOLUTION: Please show be the complete process on how to simplify the following. square root of 32 minus the square root of 2. Thank you.

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Question 87468: Please show be the complete process on how to simplify the following.
square root of 32 minus the square root of 2.
Thank you.

Answer by rapaljer(4671)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Simplify by breaking it down:



Now,



These are LIKE TERMS, so combine like terms:


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