SOLUTION: i need to simplify (5+ the square root of -8) + (-13+4 times the square root of -2) (5+sqrt(-8))+(-13+4sqrt(-2))

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Question 88516: i need to simplify (5+ the square root of -8) + (-13+4 times the square root of -2)
(5+sqrt(-8))+(-13+4sqrt(-2))
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%285%2Bsqrt%28-8%29%29%2B%28-13%2B4sqrt%28-2%29%29

%285%2Bsqrt%28-1%2A4%2A2%29%29%2B%28-13%2B4sqrt%28-1%2A2%29%29 Factor -8 into -1*4*2 and -2 into -1*2

%285%2Bsqrt%28-1%29%2Asqrt%284%29%2Asqrt%282%29%29%2B%28-13%2B4sqrt%28-1%29%2Asqrt%282%29%29 Break up the square roots

%285%2Bsqrt%28-1%29%2A2%2Asqrt%282%29%29%2B%28-13%2B4sqrt%28-1%29%2Asqrt%282%29%29 Take the square root of 4 to get 2

%285%2B2%2Ai%2Asqrt%282%29%29%2B%28-13%2B4%2Ai%2Asqrt%282%29%29 Replace sqrt%28-1%29 with i


%285-13%29%2B%282%2Ai%2Asqrt%282%29%2B4%2Ai%2Asqrt%282%29%29 Group like terms

-8%2B6%2Ai%2Asqrt%282%29 Combine like terms