How do you simplify 5sqrt27-sqrt28+sqrt63-sqrt12?

1 Answer
Sep 15, 2016

5sqrt27-sqrt28+sqrt63-sqrt12=13sqrt3+sqrt7

Explanation:

5sqrt27-sqrt28+sqrt63-sqrt12=

5sqrt3xxsqrt9-sqrt4xxsqrt7+sqrt9xxsqrt7-sqrt4xxsqrt3=

15sqrt3-2sqrt7+3sqrt7-2sqrt3=

13sqrt3+sqrt7

All I have done is to split up the square roots into products, and grouped the common square root factors; but please don't trust my arithmetic.