How do you add and subtract radicals? If you could please give me the instructions step by step and with examples, that would be

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helpful too.
It is for a homework assignment in school, but I wasn't there the day they did it.
p.s I need an explanation right away.

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EleoNora [17] · Answer 1 · 2024-05-16T04:05:27+03:00

You can add and subtract radicals by ensuring that they have same radical parts.

<h3>What's radical?</h3>

It should be noted that a radical expression is an expression that contains the radical symbol which is ✓.

The necessary steps to add or subtract radicals include:

Identify the radical parts.

Add them together.

If there's unlike radical parts, one will manipulate the parts involved before solving.

Example: Add ✓63 + 5✓7

It should be noted that ✓63 = ✓9 × ✓7 = 3✓7

Therefore, ✓63 + 5✓7 will be:

= 3✓7 + 5✓7

= 8✓7.

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