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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Multiply open parentheses 6 plus square root of 5 end root open parentheses 4 minus 2 square root of 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help pls

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know how to expand expressions using the FOIL method?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

First Inner Outer Last You multiply the first term in each bracket, multiply the inner terms of the two brackets (so sqrt(5) and 4), multiply the outer terms (6 and -2*sqrt(5)) and the last terms (sqrt(5) and -2*sqrt(5)) You add all these together and with a little bit of simplification you'll get the right answer. Remember to take the signs of each term into account

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Basically: (a+b)(c-d) = ac + bc - ad - bd

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got A, is that correct?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Nope, the correct answer is b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sqrt(5)*(-2*sqrt(5)) = -2*5 = -10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ooo yeah i see now thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

mind helping me with a few more?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I can probably do that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got D but idk if thats correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

When you multiply common bases (x) with exponents, you simply add the exponents together. For this one you just need to use a common denominator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it's not D?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No it's C

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh so you have to keep the x/8 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm not sure what you mean. 1/4 = 2/8 so x^(1/4) * x^(5/8) = x^(2/8) * x^(5/8) = x^(7/8)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oo ok i see thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help me with these please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If you follow order of operations (Either PEMDAS or BEDMAS) you should get the answers to these

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok i got B for the first one?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You'll have to try that one again. To get rid of the square root you need to square both sides.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can u write that out for me?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sqrt{(x-2) } = -4\] \[(x-2) = (-4)^2 \] \[x-2 = 16\] \[x = 18\]

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