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OpenStudy (sparklestaraa):

Simplify. (screenshot below)

OpenStudy (sparklestaraa):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

k do u know what to do first @Sparklestaraa ?

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

\[7\sqrt{3}-4\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{8\cdot 6} -\sqrt{9\cdot 6}\]

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

\[8 = 2^3~,~ 9 = 3^2\]

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

For every pair of numbers under a square root, 1 comes out.

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

\[7\sqrt{3}-4\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{8\cdot 6} -\sqrt{9\cdot 6}\]\[=7\sqrt{3} -4\sqrt{6} +\sqrt{2^2 \cdot 2 \cdot 6} - \sqrt{3^2 \cdot 6}\]\[=7\sqrt{3} -4\sqrt{6} +2\sqrt{12} - 3\sqrt{6}\]\[=7\sqrt{3} - 4\sqrt{6} +2\sqrt{2^2 \cdot 3} -3\sqrt{6}\]\[=7\sqrt{3}-4\sqrt{6}+4\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{6}\]Combine like terms. \[=\color{red}{7\sqrt{3}}\color{blue}{-4\sqrt{6}}\color{red}{+4\sqrt{3}} \color{blue}{-3\sqrt{6}}\]

OpenStudy (sparklestaraa):

I'm still honestly a little confused @Jhannybean

OpenStudy (sparklestaraa):

@fatZak

OpenStudy (anonymous):

leave the\[7\sqrt{6}-4\sqrt{6}\] you cannot simplefied them any further

OpenStudy (sparklestaraa):

-3\[-3\sqrt{9}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

come to this two part, first the\[\sqrt{48}\] which two numbers when multiplyh will give you 42 and one is a perfect square

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3 and 16

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3 x 16 =48

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sqrt{16}\times \sqrt{3}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sqrt{16}=4\] so now \[\sqrt{48}= 4\sqrt{3}\]

OpenStudy (sparklestaraa):

see thats my problem thats not even a choice

OpenStudy (sparklestaraa):

i think i just have to simplify not solve

OpenStudy (sparklestaraa):

my choices are in the pic above

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lets go to the \[\sqrt{54}\] 9*6=54 \[\sqrt{9}\times \sqrt{6}\]\[\sqrt{9}=3\]\[\sqrt{9}\times \sqrt{6}=3\sqrt{6}\]

OpenStudy (sparklestaraa):

wallah im so confused

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now we have \[7\sqrt{3}-4\sqrt{6}+4\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{6}\]\[11\sqrt{3}-7\sqrt{6}\]

OpenStudy (sparklestaraa):

ok

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

If you simplified my expression you would have gotten the same answer.

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Jhannybean \[7\sqrt{3}-4\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{8\cdot 6} -\sqrt{9\cdot 6}\]\[=7\sqrt{3} -4\sqrt{6} +\sqrt{2^2 \cdot 2 \cdot 6} - \sqrt{3^2 \cdot 6}\]\[=7\sqrt{3} -4\sqrt{6} +2\sqrt{12} - 3\sqrt{6}\]\[=7\sqrt{3} - 4\sqrt{6} +2\sqrt{2^2 \cdot 3} -3\sqrt{6}\]\[=7\sqrt{3}-4\sqrt{6}+4\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{6}\]Combine like terms. \[=\color{red}{7\sqrt{3}}\color{blue}{-4\sqrt{6}}\color{red}{+4\sqrt{3}} \color{blue}{-3\sqrt{6}}\] \(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\) \[(-4-3)\sqrt{6} +(7+4)\sqrt{3} = -7\sqrt{6} +11\sqrt{3} \]

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