Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}-2\sqrt{24}+3\sqrt{6}-3\sqrt{24}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-4\sqrt{6}+3\sqrt{6}-6\sqrt{6} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}-7\sqrt{6}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | $$ - 2 \sqrt{24} =
-2 \sqrt{ 2 ^2 \cdot 6 } =
-2 \sqrt{ 2 ^2 } \, \sqrt{ 6 } =
-2 \cdot 2 \sqrt{ 6 } =
-4 \sqrt{ 6 } $$ |
② | $$ - 3 \sqrt{24} =
-3 \sqrt{ 2 ^2 \cdot 6 } =
-3 \sqrt{ 2 ^2 } \, \sqrt{ 6 } =
-3 \cdot 2 \sqrt{ 6 } =
-6 \sqrt{ 6 } $$ |
③ | Combine like terms |