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− | Note that the square root of a squared number is the absolute value of the number. We know that <math>3-2\sqrt{3}</math> is actually negative, thus the absolute value is not <math>3-2\sqrt{3}</math> but <math>2\sqrt{3} - 3</math>. | + | Note that the square root of a squared number is the absolute value of the number because the square root function always gives a positive number. We know that <math>3-2\sqrt{3}</math> is actually negative, thus the absolute value is not <math>3-2\sqrt{3}</math> but <math>2\sqrt{3} - 3</math>. |
So the first term equals <math>2\sqrt{3}-3</math> and the second term is <math>3+2\sqrt3</math> | So the first term equals <math>2\sqrt{3}-3</math> and the second term is <math>3+2\sqrt3</math> | ||
Summed up you get <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D)} ~4\sqrt{3}}</math> ~bjc and abhinavg0627 | Summed up you get <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D)} ~4\sqrt{3}}</math> ~bjc and abhinavg0627 |
Revision as of 18:36, 11 February 2021
Problem
What is the value of
Solution
Note that the square root of a squared number is the absolute value of the number because the square root function always gives a positive number. We know that is actually negative, thus the absolute value is not but . So the first term equals and the second term is Summed up you get ~bjc and abhinavg0627
\phantom{no problem bjc}
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/HHVdPTLQsLc ~Math Python