Given √2 = 1.414, what is the value of √8 + √18 − √32?
Correct answer D. 1.414
Explanation
√8 = 2√2, √18 = 3√2 and √32 = 4√2. So the value is (2 + 3 − 4)√2 = √2 = 1.414.
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