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Adding and subtracting radical expressions is like adding and subtracting polynomials.
5x + 7x = (5 + 7)x = 12x
Example 1
Thus, simplifies to
To subtract them, first write as
To subtract the terms, we must subtract from 4. The LCD of 4 and is 2.
Therefore,
Note:
We can also write the result as: