How do you simplify $2sqrt3+6sqrt3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-20T12:40:29

$8sqrt(3)$

This is straight-forward because it is like having
$2x+6x=8x$
so in your case
$2sqrt(3) + 6sqrt(3) = 8sqrt(3)$

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