Simplify and Combine Radicals?

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sqrt(9x(squared) - 12x + 4) + sqrt(16x(squared) - 8x + 1)

2007-10-16 16:37:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

9x^2 -12x +4 =(3x-2)^2
16x^2 -8x+1 =(4x-1)^2
sqrt((3x-2)^2) =3x-2
sqrt((4x-1)^2)= 4x-1
7x-3

2007-10-16 16:44:46 · answer #1 · answered by xandyone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Simplify the expression.

√(9x² - 12x + 4) + √(16x² - 8x + 1)

= √(3x - 2)² + √(4x -1)² = 3x - 2 + 4x - 1 = 7x - 3

2007-10-16 17:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by Northstar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

sqrt[(3x-2)^2] + sqrt[(4x-1)^2]
3x-2 + 4x-1
7x-3

2007-10-16 16:45:01 · answer #3 · answered by ferdie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋