Question

Is the simplified form of 2 Radical3 -2 radical3, RRATIONAL???

yes

or

no

Problem #2

Is the simplified form of 2 radical3 * rational 12, RATIONAL?????
yes
or
No

Answer 1

\[2\sqrt{3}-2\sqrt{3}\] ?

Answer 2

yes, can you help me with both problems please!!!

Answer 3

sure. Well the first one you re subtracting off the same number itself, what does that give :) ?

Answer 4

0

Answer 5

yes. Do you know if 0 is rational?

Answer 6

recall that a rational number is a number that can be expressed as a fraction of integers, \[ \frac{a}{b}\], where \(b \ne 0\)

Answer 7

\(2\sqrt{3}\times \sqrt{12}=2\sqrt{3}\times \sqrt{4\cdot 3}=2\sqrt{3}\times 2\sqrt{3}\)