How do you add 3\sqrt { 50} + \sqrt { 242}350+242?

1 Answer
Dec 19, 2017

26sqrt(2)262

Explanation:

3sqrt50+sqrt(242)350+242

The best first step is to decompose the radicand into prime factors:
3sqrt(5^2*2)+sqrt(2*11^2)3522+2112

THen you pass all the squared prime numbers outside

3*5sqrt(2)+11sqrt(2)352+112

Use sqrt(2)2 as an incognite:

15sqrt(2)+11sqrt(2)152+112

26sqrt(2)262