Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}-\sqrt{12}-3\sqrt{5}-2\sqrt{3}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-2\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{5}-2\sqrt{3} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-4\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{5}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | $$ - \sqrt{12} =
- \sqrt{ 2 ^2 \cdot 3 } =
- \sqrt{ 2 ^2 } \, \sqrt{ 3 } =
- 2 \sqrt{ 3 }$$ |
② | Combine like terms |