Explain how combining like radicals is similar to combining like terms.

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Camille Stuart

27 July, 06:46

Explain how combining like radicals is similar to combining like terms.

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Philip · Answer 1

Just like combining like terms with the same variables, you combine like

radicals with the same number under the radical signs.

Step-by-step explanation:

Example:

3x + 2x

= 5x {combined like terms}

3√2 + 2√2

= 5√2 {combined like radicals}