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david says 3 square root and 12 square root cannot be added because they are not like terms. Ariel says they are like terms and can be added. Who is right and why

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Answer:

Ariel

Explanation:

To add them you would just have to simplify 12 square root into
√(4)
√(3) and then you can simplify that into 2
√(3\\) and then you would add the other 3 square root