How do you simplify $sqrt11 (sqrt6 - sqrt7)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-04T10:01:20

$sqrt11(sqrt6-sqrt7) = sqrt66 - sqrt77$

use the distributive law to multiply $sqrt11$ by each of the numbers in the bracket. When we multiply square roots we can combine them into one root.

$sqrt11(sqrt6-sqrt7) = sqrt66 - sqrt77$

This cannot be simplified further without using a calculator to find the actual values.

They are irrational numbers.

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