document.write( "Question 624906: Nakim simplified 3 times the square root of 2x plus x times the square root of 8x minus 5 times the square root of 18x and got -10x times the square root of 2x for an answer.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #393181 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Forgot about the x-coefficient of the middle term \n" );
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