SOLUTION: how do you add square roots? example: square root of 18 + the square root of 200

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Question 397448: how do you add square roots? example: square root of 18 + the square root of 200
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

Note: we can only 'add' similar terms

sqrt%2818%29+%2B+sqrt%28200%29

sqrt%289%2A2%29+%2B+sqrt%28100%2A2%29

3sqrt%282%29+%2B+10%2Asqrt%282%29   |now we have similar terms

13sqrt%282%29