by Virgil <Virgil@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 1, 2008 at 02:59 PM
In article <fvd33j$tro$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
KO <kownby@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> henrysun909@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> [...]
> > 12 + 4sqrt(3) + 3sqrt(2) + 3sqrt(6) / 5 = 6.10386
> >
> > The book's answer is:
> >
> > -3sqrt(2) -9sqrt(3) -3sqrt(6) - 12 = -39.179
>
> I get (12 + 7sqrt(3) + 3sqrt(6))/5, which is the same as your answer,
> but I get 6.29456 on my calculator
>
I see no way to make 4 sqrt(3) + 3 sqrt(2) equal to 7 sqrt(3)
> Kindrick
If the original is ( 12 + 4 sqrt(3) + 3 sqrt(2) + 3 sqrt(6) ) / 5
then the value is approximately 6.10386
If the original 12 + 4 sqrt(3) + 3 sqrt(2) + ( 3 sqrt(6) / 5 )
then the value is approximately 24.64054
