Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.5 - Multiplying with More Than One Term and Rationalizing Denominators - Exercise Set - Page 550: 31

Answer

$6$

Work Step by Step

RECALL: $(a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2$ Use the formula above with $a=3\sqrt2$ and $b=2\sqrt{3}$ to obtain: $=(3\sqrt{2})^2- (2\sqrt{3})^2 \\=3^2(2) -2^2(3) \\=9(2)-4(3) \\=18-12 \\=6$
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