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@Vocaloid

Vocaloid:

so we need to figure out a way to make sqrt(12) and sqrt(75) have the same number inside the radical symbol we can start by factoring out perfect squares 12 = 4*3 75 = 25*3 so sqrt(12) = 2sqrt(3) and sqrt(75) = 5sqrt(3) now that they're both in terms of sqrt(3) you can make these substitutions and combine like terms as normal

Pixel:

\[7\sqrt{3}\]

Pixel:

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Vocaloid:

the original expression is -4sqrt(12) +sqrt(75) after doing our substitutions we have -4*2sqrt(3) + 5sqrt(3) combine these terms

Pixel:

\[-3\sqrt{3} \]

Vocaloid:

awesome, and that's the final answer (since it is asking for radical form, leave it exactly like that w/o converting to a decimal)

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