SOLUTION: What does it mean for two radicals to be like radicals? Example

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Question 306828: What does it mean for two radicals to be like radicals? Example
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, nyc_function:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Do you have examples? I've never heard of that.

Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If two radicals are alike, they have the same radicand.
For example, sqrt{x} = sqrt{x} because they both share x in the radicand.