document.write( "Question 79965: Simplify by combining like terms.
\n" ); document.write( "x√18 - 3√8x^2 \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"x%28sqrt%2818%29%29-3sqrt%288x%5E2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Rewrite the terms under the radical in terms of their factors to see what can be pulled out:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%28sqrt%282%2A3%2A3%29%29-3sqrt%282%2A2%2A2%2Ax%2Ax%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "You should now recognize that you can pull out a 3 from the first term and a 2x from the second, giving you:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x%28sqrt%282%29%29-6x%28sqrt%282%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "You can now combine the 2 terms, since they are each represented by $\"sqrt%282%29\"$ :
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28-3x%28sqrt%282%29%29%29\"$
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