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Which expression is equivalent to 21³√15 - 9³ √15 ?

A.12
B.30³ √15
C.12³ √5
D.12³ √15

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Final answer:

The equivalent expression to 21³∘15 - 9³ ∘15 is found by factoring out the common term and then simplifying, which results in 12³∘15. option D is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking for the expression that is equivalent to 21³∙15 - 9³ ∙15. To find the equivalent expression, we can factor out the common term ³∙15 from both parts of the expression, which gives us:

(21 - 9)³∙15

Simplifying the expression inside the parentheses gives us 12³∙15, which is the equivalent expression. Option D, 12³∘15, is the correct answer.

To simplify the expression 21³√15 - 9³ √15, we can combine the terms with the same radical. This gives us 12√15 as the equivalent expression.

To simplify the expression 21³√15 - 9³ √15, we can find the cube root of 15 which is √15. Therefore, the expression becomes 21√15 - 9√15. Since the terms have the same radical, we can combine them. This gives us (21 - 9)√15 which simplifies to 12√15. Therefore, the expression 21³√15 - 9³ √15 is equivalent to 12√15.

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