How would you simplify (2 sqrt 7 - 4 sqrt3)(4 sqrt 7 + 8 sqrt3)(2743)(47+83)?

1 Answer
Feb 18, 2016

-40

Explanation:

(2sqrt(7)-4sqrt(3))(4sqrt(7)+8sqrt(3))(2743)(47+83)

You have to use the distributive operation of multiplication:

2sqrt(7)xx4sqrt(7)+2sqrt(7)xx8sqrt(3)-4sqrt(3)xx4sqrt(7)-4sqrt(3)xx8sqrt(3)27×47+27×8343×4743×83

=2xx4xx7+2xx8xxsqrt(7)xxsqrt(3)-4xx4xxsqrt(3)xxsqrt(7)-4xx8xx32×4×7+2×8×7×34×4×3×74×8×3

=56+16sqrt(21)-16sqrt(21)-96=-4056+1621162196=40