Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - Chapter Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 335: 74

Answer

$-17\sqrt3$

Work Step by Step

Simplify each radical to obtain: $=\sqrt{3} - 6\sqrt{9(3)} \\=\sqrt{3}-6\sqrt{3^2(3)} \\=\sqrt3 - 6(3)\sqrt3 \\=\sqrt3-18\sqrt3 \\=\sqrt3(1-18) \\=\sqrt3(-17) \\=-17\sqrt3$
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