Question 419250
"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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