Question

How do you simplify `sqrt(32x) + 3sqrt(8x)`?

Answer 1

`5sqrt(8x)`

Explanation:

As there is an addition and you can only add like terms, try to make like terms.

Find factors of `32`

`sqrt(32x) +3sqrt(8x)`

`= sqrt(4xx8x) + 3sqrt(8x)" "larr` 4 is a square - find the root

=`2sqrt(8x) +3sqrt(8x)`

`= 5sqrt(8x)`