What is the value of ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C.
- Step 1: Simplify each radical: and .
- Step 2: Subtract inside the parentheses: .
- Step 3: Multiply by : .
Answer
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Why not the others: stops before the final multiplication; multiplies by instead of ; treats as .
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