SOLUTION: simplify 3√2y^3-5y√2y+12√8y^3

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Question 406088: simplify 3√2y^3-5y√2y+12√8y^3
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Simplify:
3√2y^3 - 5y√2y + 12√8y^3
= 3√y^2 √2y - 5y√2y + 12√4y^2 √2y {broke down the square roots into factors}
= 3y√2y - 5y√2y + 12(2y)√2y {evaluated the square roots}
= 3y√2y - 5y√2y + 24y√2y {multiplied 12 by 2y}
= 22y√2y {combined like terms}
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