Question
Answer
$$4\sqrt{45}-10\sqrt{80}=-28\sqrt{5}$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}4\sqrt{45}-10\sqrt{80}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}12\sqrt{5}-40\sqrt{5} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}-28\sqrt{5}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | $$ 4 \sqrt{45} =
4 \sqrt{ 3 ^2 \cdot 5 } =
4 \sqrt{ 3 ^2 } \, \sqrt{ 5 } =
4 \cdot 3 \sqrt{ 5 } =
12 \sqrt{ 5 } $$ |
| ② | $$ - 10 \sqrt{80} =
-10 \sqrt{ 4 ^2 \cdot 5 } =
-10 \sqrt{ 4 ^2 } \, \sqrt{ 5 } =
-10 \cdot 4 \sqrt{ 5 } =
-40 \sqrt{ 5 } $$ |
| ③ | Combine like terms |
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