SOLUTION: Simplify x+2√x-8√x-9

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Question 175913: Simplify x+2√x-8√x-9
Answer by EMStelley(208) About Me  (Show Source):
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All that is needed here is to combine like terms.
2sqrt%28x%29-8sqrt%28x%29=-6sqrt%28x%29 since they are like terms, so we have that
x%2B2sqrt%28x%29-8sqrt%28x%29-9=x-6sqrt%28x%29-9