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Simplify the given equation in the attached picture:

\sqrt{29-\sqrt{5}}

Simplify the given equation in the attached picture: \sqrt{29-\sqrt{5}}-example-1
User Fadomire
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Answer: 2√5 - 3

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$$Simplify the following:$\sqrt{29-12 √(5)}$$$\begin{aligned}&29-12 √(5)=9-12 √(5)+20=9-12 √(5)+4(√(5))^(2)=(2 √(5)-3)^(2): \\&\sqrt{\left((2 √(5)-3)^(2)\right)}\end{aligned}$$Cancel exponents. $\sqrt{(2 √(5)-3)^(2)}=2 √(5)-3$ :\\Answer:$$2 √(5)-3$$

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