GMAT Practice Question: sqrt(2)4+32 sqrt(2)=
Question
sqrt(2)4+32 sqrt(2)=
- sqrt(2)2
- 3 sqrt(2)2
- sqrt(2)
- 2 sqrt(2)
- 3 sqrt(2)
Topics: fractions, roots
Solution
Step 1
We simplify the second fraction by rationalizing the denominator
32sqrt(2) = 32sqrt(2) sqrt(2)sqrt(2) = 3sqrt(2)22 = 3sqrt(2)4
Step 2
We add the two like terms over the common denominator
sqrt(2)4 + 3sqrt(2)4 = 4sqrt(2)4 = sqrt(2)
Answer
C
