Add or subtract the following fractions. Put answers in their most simplified form. 24 / 3√2 - 4 / √2 A) 2√2 B) 4 C) 8√2 The answer is A. I follow the explanation given in the book for how they arrived at that answer, but I am having trouble understanding where I went wrong in my calculation. I keep...
I finally figured this out after spending more time on roots and exponents then coming back to this problem. My answer of 4 / √2 is equivalent to the correct answer of 2√2 after I multiply 4 / √2 by √2 / √2 to get rid of the root in the denominator. I thought I was having an issue with my calculatio...
Exponents and roots are my sworn enemy, but I'm determined to figure them out. Okay, once again I can follow the correct answer, but I am having trouble figuring out why my answer is wrong. Simplify √2^9 + 2^7 - 2^6. The book factors out 2^6 first then gets √2^6(3^2) then 2^3 x 3 = 8 x 3 = 24. I fol...