Solve sqrt{20}-sqrt{28}

$$\sqrt{ 20 } - \sqrt{ 28 }$$

Evaluate

$$2\left(\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{7}\right)\approx -0.819366667$$

Solution Steps

Factor 20=2^{2}\times 5. Rewrite the square root of the product \sqrt{2^{2}\times 5} as the product of square roots \sqrt{2^{2}}\sqrt{5}. Take the square root of 2^{2}.

$$2\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{28}$$

Factor 28=2^{2}\times 7. Rewrite the square root of the product \sqrt{2^{2}\times 7} as the product of square roots \sqrt{2^{2}}\sqrt{7}. Take the square root of 2^{2}.

$$2\sqrt{5}-2\sqrt{7}$$