How do you simplify $sqrt(32x) + 3sqrt(8x)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-03T12:30:00

$5sqrt(8x)$

As there is an addition and you can only add like terms, try to make like terms.

Find factors of $32$

$sqrt(32x) +3sqrt(8x)$

$= sqrt(4xx8x) + 3sqrt(8x)" "larr$ 4 is a square - find the root

= $2sqrt(8x) +3sqrt(8x)$

$= 5sqrt(8x)$

How do you simplify sqrt(32x) + 3sqrt(8x)sqrt(32x) + 3sqrt(8x)?