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A quality control technician is auditing a calculation where the expression 152βˆ’4215\sqrt{2} - 4\sqrt{2} is simplified to 11211\sqrt{2}. According to the mathematical rules for subtracting square roots, which component of the terms must remain unchanged during this final subtraction step?

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