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Can anyone help me solve this question-example-1

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Answer:

  • a=2√2+4
  • b = 3

Explanation:

√24 = 2√6

√48 = 4√3

Then the sum is ...

√24 +√48 = 2√6 +4√3

Factoring out √3, we have ...

= (2√2 +4)√3

Matching this to the form a√b, we have

(2√2+4)√3 ⇒ a=2√2+4, b = 3

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