How do you simplify (2sqrt5+3sqrt2)^2?

1 Answer
Jul 5, 2016

38+12sqrt(10)

Explanation:

color(blue)((2sqrt(5)+3sqrt(2))color(brown)((2sqrt(5)+3sqrt(2))

color(brown)(color(blue)(2sqrt(5)color(brown)((2sqrt(5)+3sqrt(2))color(blue)(" "+" "3sqrt(2)color(brown)((2sqrt(5)+3sqrt(2))

(4xx5)+6sqrt(5)sqrt(2)" "+" "6sqrt(5)sqrt(2)+(9xx2)

20+12sqrt(5)sqrt(2)+18

But sqrt(5)sqrt(2)" is the same as "sqrt(5xx2)= sqrt(10)

20+18+12sqrt(10)

38+12sqrt(10)