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Simplify the radical expression 5√7+2√175

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5√(7) + 2√(175)=5√(7)+2√(25 \cdot 7)=5√(7)+ 2 \cdot √(25) \cdot √(7)= \\ \\ = 5√(7)+2 \cdot 5 \cdot √(7)=5√(7)+10√(7)=\boxed{15√(7)} \approx 39.69

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√(ab) = √(a) \cdot √(b)
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