Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}3\sqrt{27}+3\sqrt{27}+3\sqrt{3}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}9\sqrt{3}+9\sqrt{3}+3\sqrt{3} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}21\sqrt{3}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | $$ 3 \sqrt{27} =
3 \sqrt{ 3 ^2 \cdot 3 } =
3 \sqrt{ 3 ^2 } \, \sqrt{ 3 } =
3 \cdot 3 \sqrt{ 3 } =
9 \sqrt{ 3 } $$ |
② | $$ 3 \sqrt{27} =
3 \sqrt{ 3 ^2 \cdot 3 } =
3 \sqrt{ 3 ^2 } \, \sqrt{ 3 } =
3 \cdot 3 \sqrt{ 3 } =
9 \sqrt{ 3 } $$ |
③ | Combine like terms |