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Simplify the expression , where both terms already have numerical coefficients and the radicals must also be simplified.
Simplify each radical by extracting the largest perfect square factor:
In each case, the Associative Property of Multiplication allows the original coefficient and the integer from the simplified radical to be multiplied together into a single new coefficient.
Rewrite the expression:
Both terms contain , so combine the coefficients: .
This example demonstrates that when each term already carries a coefficient, the simplification process produces a product of three factors — the original coefficient, the integer from the simplified radical, and the remaining radical — which are then consolidated using the Associative Property before combining like radicals.
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