mathgurlie3
Jun 7, 2009, 01:52 PM
How do you subtract add and multiply radicals with numbers in front like
4√ 45-√ 75
And 2√ 5+4√ 20
galactus
Jun 7, 2009, 02:21 PM
Try breaking the number inside the radical up into a perfect square.
The second one:
2\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{20}
\sqrt{20}=\sqrt{5\cdot 4}=2\sqrt{5}
See? There is a \sqrt{5} and 4 is a perfect square. So, we can add it to the other.
2\sqrt{5}+2\sqrt{5}=4\sqrt{5}