What is $sqrt2( 5 - sqrt2) ?$

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-26T19:05:54

$5\sqrt2-2$

Given that

$\sqrt2(5-\sqrt2)$

$=\sqrt2\cdot 5-\sqrt2\cdot \sqrt2$

$=5\sqrt2-2$

Answer 2 · 2018-07-26T22:58:03

$5sqrt2-2$

We can distribute $sqrt2$ to both of the terms in the parenthesis. Recall that $sqrt2*sqrt2=2$ . We now have

$5sqrt2-2$

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