Adding and Subtracting Radicals
1. Simplify. 2. Simplify. Which are like radicals? Just like when adding variables, you can only combine LIKE radicals. Think : 3x + 4x - 2x = 5x 2. Simplify. Which are like radicals?
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Perimeter = Add all of the sides 3. Find the perimeter of a rectangle whose length is and whose width is Perimeter = Add all of the sides
Then combine like radicals. 4. Simplify. Simplify each radical. Then combine like radicals.
5. Simplify
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