simplify 5 square root 3 plus square root 3

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kainui · Answer

Consider adding 5x+x. How many x's are there total?

anonymous · Answer

do you mean 5 * square root of 3 plus square root of 3?

anonymous · Answer

if so, then Kainui's example will help you

kainui · Answer

$$5\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{3}$$ You're just adding 5 of one thing with 1 of something, what do you get?

anonymous · Answer

so it is 5 because dont the two square roots cancel out each other

kainui · Answer

Nope, you see when you add 5 square roots of 3 and 1 square root of 3 you'll get 6 square roots of 3.

Pretend square root of 3 is an apple.

So if you have 5 apples and 1 apple, when you add them together you'll have 6 apples. Except remember these are squareroots of 3 not apples. Does that make sense or not?