Answer
$$2\sqrt{6}-2\sqrt{24}=-2\sqrt{6}$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}2\sqrt{6}-2\sqrt{24}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}2\sqrt{6}-4\sqrt{6} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-2\sqrt{6}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| 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 | Combine like terms |
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