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 551: 124

Answer

$11+6\sqrt{3}$.

Work Step by Step

$=(2+\sqrt{3})(4+ \sqrt{3})$. Use the FOIL method. $=2\cdot 4+2\cdot\sqrt{3}+4\cdot\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{3}\cdot\sqrt{3}$. Apply product rule. $=8+2\sqrt{3}+4\sqrt{3}+3$. Simplify. $=11+6\sqrt{3}$.
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