SOLUTION: PLease Help!!!! Simplify: 2 sqrt5+ 2 sqrt5 and Simplify -3 sqrt2+ 2 sqrt2 thank you

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Question 25547: PLease Help!!!!
Simplify: 2 sqrt5+ 2 sqrt5
and Simplify -3 sqrt2+ 2 sqrt2
thank you
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
These are like combining like terms since what is inside the radicals are the same.

2%2Asqrt%285%29+%2B+2%2Asqrt%285%29
= 4%2Asqrt%285%29

-3%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+2%2Asqrt%282%29
= -1%2Asqrt%282%29 or -sqrt%282%29

R^2 at SCC