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-10√7+12√7how do you solve this

User Paul Asjes
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Adding the radical terms like the variables

To add them they must have the same roots


\because-10\sqrt[]{7}+12\sqrt[]{7}

Since both terms have the same root (root 7), then we will add their out numbers


\therefore\sqrt[]{7}(-10+12)

We will add -10 and 7, then write the answer with root 7


\therefore-10\sqrt[]{7}+12\sqrt[]{7}=\sqrt[]{7}(-10+12)=2\sqrt[]{7}

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