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A construction estimator is calculating the exact length of a custom bracing system using the expression $3(5 - \sqrt{2}). After applying the Distributive Property to get $15 - 3\sqrt{2}, the estimator determines that the expression is fully simplified. According to the rules for simplifying radical expressions, what is the reason these two terms cannot be combined?

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