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Ch. P - Fundamental Concepts of Algebra
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 1, Problema 34

In Exercises 33–44, add or subtract terms whenever possible. 8√5+11√5

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Identify the like terms in the expression. Here, both terms contain the square root of 5, so they are like terms: \(8\sqrt{5}\) and \(11\sqrt{5}\).
Since the terms are like terms, you can add their coefficients (the numbers in front of the square root) together.
Add the coefficients: \(8 + 11\) to get the new coefficient for the combined term.
Write the result as the sum of the coefficients multiplied by the common radical: \((8 + 11)\sqrt{5}\).
Simplify the expression by performing the addition inside the parentheses, resulting in a single term with the square root of 5.

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