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Adding and Subtracting Radicals — Quiz

Question 2 • College Readiness Mathematics

What is the following difference? 11 square root of 45 minus 4 square root of 5

Answer
A
95 square root of 5
B
7 square root of 40
C
29 square root of 5
D
14 square root of 10

Explanation

Simplify the radical first: √45 = √(9 × 5) = 3√5. Then 11√45 − 4√5 = 11(3√5) − 4√5 = 33√5 − 4√5 = 29√5, so the answer is 29 square root of 5.

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