document.write( "Question 207914: Adding and subracting Radicals. All variables in the following represent positive numbers. Simplify the sums and differences. Give exact Answers.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #157262 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"sqrt%285%29-3%2Asqrt%285%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281-3%29%2Asqrt%285%29\" Factor out the GCF \"sqrt%285%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2%2Asqrt%285%29\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"sqrt%285%29-3%2Asqrt%285%29=-2%2Asqrt%285%29\"
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