document.write( "Question 306050: 13sqrt3 + 4sqrt150 - 7sqrt48 + 2 sqrt2. Please help simplify. I got it down to 24sqrt6 + 13sqrt3 -14sqrt6sqrt2. Not sure if you can combine numbers if there are two square roots next to each other. For example, sqrt6 and then sqrt6sqrt2. Can those 6's be combined? Thanks so much! \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #219095 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2sqrt(2)-15sqrt(3)+20sqrt(6)=25.837 \n" ); document.write( "We start with: \n" ); document.write( "13sqrt3 + 4sqrt150 - 7sqrt48 + 2 sqrt2 \n" ); document.write( "We can reduce 4sqrt(150) and -7sqrt(48) \n" ); document.write( "4sqrt(150)=4sqrt(25*6)=20sqrt(6) \n" ); document.write( "-7sqrt(48)=-7sqrt(16*3)=-7*(4)sqrt(3) \n" ); document.write( "13sqrt(3)-28sqrt(3)=-15sqrt(3)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We end up with \n" ); document.write( "2sqrt(2)-15sqrt(3)+20sqrt(6)=25.837 \n" ); document.write( "I have no idea what you did.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |