How do you simplify 3sqrt5 (times) sqrt5 + 3sqrt5 (times) 2sqrt75?

1 Answer
Sep 30, 2017

Depending on how the question is interpreted you have:

45+sqrt(15)" or "120sqrt(5)

Explanation:

color(blue)("Assumption: you really meant the question to be as written")

color(brown)("3sqrt(5)xxsqrt(5)+3sqrt(5)xx2sqrt(75)

As you there is no grouping by brackets we have to look at priority of action (add, divide, multiply etc). Multiplication has a higher priority than add so we have to apply that first. Thus we have:

(3sqrt(5)xxsqrt(5))+(3sqrt5xx2sqrt(75))

(3xx(sqrt(5))^2)+(3xx2xxsqrt(5)xxsqrt(75))

note that 75->5xx15 so sqrt(5)xxsqrt(75)->(sqrt(5))^2xxsqrt(15)

(3xx(sqrt(5))^2)+(3xx2xx(sqrt(5))^2xxsqrt(15))

color(white)("dddd")(15)color(white)("ddd")+color(white)("ddd")(30+sqrt(15))

45+sqrt(15)

Note that 15=3xx5 and both 3 and 5 prime numbers so it is simpler to leave the sqrt(15) as it is.
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color(blue)("Assumption: the brackets are the wrong way round")
Having the brackets round the way you have is very unexpected.

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

(3sqrt(5))xxcolor(white)("dd")(4sqrt(5))color(white)("ddd")xx(2sqrt(5))

Dealing with the whole numbers part ->3xx4xx2=color(red)(24)

Dealing with the square roots part color(white)("d")->(sqrt(5)xxsqrt(5))xxsqrt5

color(white)("dddddddddddddddddddddddddd")->color(white)("dddd") 5color(white)("dddd")xxsqrt(5)=color(purple)(5sqrt(5))

Putting it all together we have: color(red)(24)color(purple)(xx5sqrt(5)) = 120sqrt(5)