SOLUTION: simplify the radical and then combine like radicals. 5 with the square root of 27 minus 7 with the square root of 98

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Question 937644: simplify the radical and then combine like radicals. 5 with the square root of 27 minus 7 with the square root of 98
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 with the square root of 27 minus 7 with the square root of 98
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5sqrt(27) - 7sqrt(98)
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= 5sqrt(9*3) - 7sqrt(49*2)
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= 5*3sqrt(3) - 7*7sqrt(2)
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= 15sqrt(3) - 49sqrt(2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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