SOLUTION: Hello, I don't know how to display the square root sign so I will abreviate with SR. Perform the operation and simplify SR of 12 - SR of 50 + SR of 72. Thank you, Paul

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Question 106820: Hello, I don't know how to display the square root sign so I will abreviate with SR. Perform the operation and simplify SR of 12 - SR of 50 + SR of 72. Thank you, Paul
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sqrt(12)-sqrt(50)+sqrt(72)
=sqrt(4*3)-sqrt(25*2)+sqrt(36*2)
=2sqrt(2)-5sqrt(2)+6sqrt(2)
=3sqrt(2)
Ed