How do you simplify $3x^sqrt2+x^sqrt2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-07T14:01:25

$3x^sqrt2+x^sqrt2 = 4x^sqrt2$

There are 2 terms which are both like terms.

They can simply be added in the same way as $3x +x= 4x$

$3x^sqrt2+x^sqrt2 = 4x^sqrt2$

If $x^sqrt2$ is treated as a common factor, the result is the same.

$x^sqrt2(3+1) = x^sqrt2 xx 4$

$4x^sqrt2$

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