SOLUTION: Please help me simplify this radical. 3 Square root 6 minus 3 square root 24

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Question 195946: Please help me simplify this radical.
3 Square root 6 minus 3 square root 24
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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3%2Asqrt%286%29-3%2Asqrt%2824%29 Start with the given expression


3%2Asqrt%286%29-3%2A2%2Asqrt%286%29 Simplify sqrt%2824%29 to get 2%2Asqrt%286%29.


3%2Asqrt%286%29-6%2Asqrt%286%29 Multiply 3 and 2 to get 6.


-3%2Asqrt%286%29 Combine like terms.


So 3%2Asqrt%286%29-3%2Asqrt%2824%29 simplifies to -3%2Asqrt%286%29.


In other words, 3%2Asqrt%286%29-3%2Asqrt%2824%29=-3%2Asqrt%286%29