Question

How do you simplify `2root4(176)+5root4(11)`?

Answer 1

`9root4 11`

Explanation:

Write the numbers as a product of its prime factors first.

`2root4 (176)+5root4(11)`

=`2 root4 (2^4xx11)+5root4(11)`

=`2xx2root4 (11)+5root4(11) larr` these are now like terms

=`9root4 11`