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could you simplify √4a^2+4b^2 into 2a+2b?
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- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
no
sqrt(x+y) does not equal sqrt(x) +sqrt(y)
What you have would simplify to 2 sqrt(a^2+b^2) that is it.
- Mark S, JPAALv 79 years ago
No. What you have is 2a^2 + 4b^2. There's no ab term so you can't use the factor you've suggested.
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