Add and Subtract Square Roots
-$8 \sqrt { 3 x } + 3 \sqrt { 3 x }$
A) $11 \sqrt { 3 x }$
B) $24 \sqrt { 6 x }$
C) $11 \times \sqrt { 6 }$
D) $5 \sqrt { 3 }$

Name: Add and Subtract Square Roots -$8 \sqrt { 3 x } + 3 \sqrt { 3 x }$ A) $11 \sqrt { 3 x }$ B) $24 \sqrt { 6 x }$ C) $11 \times \sqrt { 6 }$ D) $5 \sqrt { 3 }$
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When adding or subtracting square roots, you can only combine like terms. Here, both terms are $\sqrt{3x}$, so you add their coefficients: $8 + 3 = 11$, resulting in $11\sqrt{3x}$.

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Add and Subtract Square Roots
- $8 \sqrt { 3 x } + 3 \sqrt { 3 x }$