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Question 87494: Simplify
5(square root 6x) + 4(square root 6x)
Having trouble..thanks
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simplify 
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Just as 

5 apples + 4 more apples = a total of 9 apples,

and

5 pencils + 4 more pencils = a total of 9 pencils,

it is similarly true that

5 square roots of 6x + 4 more square roots of 6x =
           a total of 9 square roots of 6x.

So
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5Ö6x + 4Ö6x = 9Ö6x

Edwin