SOLUTION: Substract simplify by collecting like radical terms if possible 6 sqrt 50 minus 9 sqrt 2

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Question 419250: Substract simplify by collecting like radical terms if possible
6 sqrt 50 minus 9 sqrt 2
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"Subtract simplify by collecting like radical terms if possible
6 sqrt 50 minus 9 sqrt 2"

6√50 - 9√2
= 6√25 √2 - 9√2 {broke down square root of 50}
= 6(5)√2 - 9√2 {evaluated square root of 25 to be 5}
= 30√2 - 9√2 {multiplied 6 by 5}
= 21√2 {combined like terms}
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