To add or subtract radicals, the degree and radicand must be the same. For example, \(2\sqrt{3} + 3\sqrt{3} = 5\sqrt{3}\) but \(2\sqrt{2} + 2\sqrt{3}\) cannot be added because they have different radicands.
What is \( 8 \)\( \sqrt{8} \) + \( 2 \)\( \sqrt{2} \)
16\( \sqrt{8} \) | |
18\( \sqrt{2} \) | |
16\( \sqrt{4} \) | |
16\( \sqrt{16} \) |