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Simplifying Square Root Expressions

The document provides solutions to mathematical expressions involving square roots. It simplifies expressions like 7√2 + 3√8 − 2√18 to arrive at 7√2 and √75 − √27 to get 2√3. Additionally, it poses a question about the addition of two expressions involving square roots, but does not provide the final answer.

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Simplifying Square Root Expressions

The document provides solutions to mathematical expressions involving square roots. It simplifies expressions like 7√2 + 3√8 − 2√18 to arrive at 7√2 and √75 − √27 to get 2√3. Additionally, it poses a question about the addition of two expressions involving square roots, but does not provide the final answer.

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Answer:
d. 7√2
Solution:
7√ 2

Given, 7√ 2 + 3√ 8 − 2√ 18

By breaking them down into their prime factors : √ 8 = √ 4 × 2 = 2√ 2 √ 18 = √ 9 × 2 = 3√ 2 On


simplifying the given expression, we get: 7√ 2 + 3√ 8 − 2√ 18 = 7√ 2 + 3 × 2√ 2 − 2 × 3√ 2

= 7√ 2 + 6√ 2 − 6√ 2 = 7√ 2

Explanation:
The correct answer is 7√2 because simplifying 7√2 + 3√8 − 2√18 involves expressing √8 as 2√2 and √18 as
3√ 2. This yields 7√ 2 + 6√ 2 − 6√ 2, simplifying to 7√ 2. The other options are incorrect: 6√ 5 is unrelated to this

expression; 32√7 does not simplify from any operation; 11√3 forms no part of simplification given square roots
involved.

Question 7.
What is the value of √ 75 − √ 27 ?
Options:
a. 77√3
b. 11√3
c. 2√3
d. 72√5
Answer:
c. 2√3
Solution:
2√ 3

Given, √ 75 − √ 27

Let us simplify the expression, √ 75 = √ 25 × 3 = √ 25√ 3 = 5√ 3 and


√ 27 = √ 9 × 3 = √ 9√ 3 = 3√ 3 √ 75 − √ 27 = 5√ 3 − 3√ 3 = (5 − 3)√ 3 = 2√ 3

Explanation:
The correct answer is 2√ 3 because simplifying √ 75 gives 5√ 3 , and simplifying √ 27 gives 3√ 3 ;
thus 5√ 3 − 3√ 3 equals 2√ 3 . Finally, 2√ 3 is approximately 2√ 3 . The other options are incorrect
because they do not represent the simplified difference. For example, 77√ 3 is incorrect and does not
relate to the square roots, 113 is unrelated to 2√ 3 , and 72√ 5 is completely arbitrary here.

Question 8.
What will be the addition of 3√ 2 + 5√ 3 and 4√ 2–3√ 3 ?
Options:
a. 7√2 − 2√3
b. 7√2 + 2√3
c. 5√2 + 2√3
d. 2√2 + 8√3
Answer:

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