How do you simplify sqrt675-sqrt2767527?

2 Answers
Mar 12, 2018

12sqrt3123

Explanation:

sqrt675=sqrt{225\times3}=15sqrt3675=225×3=153
sqrt27=sqrt{9\times3}=3sqrt327=9×3=33
sqrt675-sqrt27=15sqrt3-3sqrt3=12sqrt367527=15333=123

Mar 12, 2018

sqrt(675)-sqrt(27)=color(blue)(12sqrt367527=123

Explanation:

Simplify:

sqrt(675)-sqrt(27)67527

Prime factorize each radicand.

sqrt(3*3^2*5^2)-sqrt(3^2*3)33252323

Apply the rule: sqrt(a^2)=aa2=a

3*5sqrt3-3sqrt335333

Simplify.

15sqrt3-3sqrt315333

Numbers that have the same square root can be added or subtracted.

15sqrt3-3sqrt3=15333=

12sqrt3123