Question
Answer
$$\sqrt{20}+\sqrt{45}-\sqrt{5}=4\sqrt{5}$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\sqrt{20}+\sqrt{45}-\sqrt{5}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}2\sqrt{5}+3\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{5} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}4\sqrt{5}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | $$ \sqrt{20} =
\sqrt{ 2 ^2 \cdot 5 } =
\sqrt{ 2 ^2 } \, \sqrt{ 5 } =
2 \sqrt{ 5 }$$ |
| ② | $$ \sqrt{45} =
\sqrt{ 3 ^2 \cdot 5 } =
\sqrt{ 3 ^2 } \, \sqrt{ 5 } =
3 \sqrt{ 5 }$$ |
| ③ | Combine like terms |
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