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hi can someone help me solve this using the distributive property to simplify 5√18−2√2

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It would simplify to this:

13 X sqrt(2)

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thank you

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Guest · Answer 1 · 2015-09-03T01:28:12

It would simplify to this:

13 X sqrt(2)

Guest · Answer 2 · 2015-09-03T01:42:08

can you please post the solution, i don't understand, i tried working it but not getting the same answer

Alan · Answer 3 · 2015-09-03T07:20:12

Here are the steps:

$5\sqrt{18}-2\sqrt{2}\rightarrow5\sqrt{2\times9}-2\sqrt{2}\rightarrow \sqrt{2}(5\sqrt{9}-2)\rightarrow \sqrt{2}(5\times3-2)\rightarrow13\sqrt{2}$