How do you simplify -3sqrt3-sqrt8-3sqrt3?

1 Answer
Jun 8, 2018

-6sqrt3 - 2sqrt2

Explanation:

-3sqrt3 - sqrt8 - 3sqrt3

Collecting like terms;

-3sqrt3 - 3sqrt3 - sqrt8

-3sqrt3 - 3sqrt3 - sqrt8

(-3 - 3)sqrt3 - sqrt8

-6sqrt3 - sqrt8

-6sqrt3 - sqrt(2 xx 4)

-6sqrt3 - sqrt2 xx sqrt4

-6sqrt3 - sqrt2 xx 2

-6sqrt3 - 2sqrt2