SOLUTION: Compute the product and simplify the result (8+radical 3)(8- radical 3)

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Question 104103: Compute the product and simplify the result
(8+radical 3)(8- radical 3)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%288%2Bsqrt%28+3%29%29%288-+sqrt%28+3%29%29 Start with the given expression



8%2A8-8%2Asqrt%28+3%29%2B8%2Asqrt%28+3%29-sqrt%28+3%29sqrt%28+3%29 Foil



8%2A8%2Bcross%28-8%2Asqrt%28+3%29%2B8%2Asqrt%28+3%29%29-sqrt%28+3%29sqrt%28+3%29 Notice the terms 8sqrt%283%29 and -8sqrt%283%29 add and cancel out to zero



64-3 Multiply 8*8 to get 64. Multiply sqrt%283%29sqrt%283%29 to get 3



61 Combine like terms