SOLUTION: What are like radicals? Give an example of two radicals that would be considered like radicals and an example of two radicals that would not be considered like radicals. The exampl

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Question 970707: What are like radicals? Give an example of two radicals that would be considered like radicals and an example of two radicals that would not be considered like radicals. The example you have to use to solve is this using radicals is this 5a^5 + 2a^4 - 9a^3. Please don't use your own example.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What are like radicals? Give an example of two radicals that would be considered like radicals
Ans: sqrt(2) and 3sqrt(2)
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and an example of two radicals that would not be considered like radicals.
Ans: sqrt(2) and sqrt(3)
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The example you have to use to solve is this using radicals is this
5a^5 + 2a^4 - 9a^3. Please don't use your own example.
Comment:: I see no radicals in your example.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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