How do you simplify (sqrt 5 + 9 sqrt2)(4 sqrt5 - sqrt 2)?

1 Answer
May 29, 2016

(sqrt5+9sqrt2)(4sqrt5-sqrt2)=2+35sqrt10

Explanation:

(sqrt5+9sqrt2)(4sqrt5-sqrt2)

=4sqrt5*sqrt5-sqrt5*sqrt2+9sqrt2*4sqrt5-9sqrt2*sqrt2

=4(sqrt5)^2-sqrt10+36sqrt10-9(sqrt2)^2

=4*5+35sqrt10-9*2

=20+35sqrt10-18

=2+35sqrt10