2021 AMC 10B Spring Problem 2

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Concepts:radicalabsolute value

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2.

What is the value of (323)2+(3+23)2?\sqrt{\left(3-2\sqrt{3}\right)^2}+\sqrt{\left(3+2\sqrt{3}\right)^2}?

0 0

436 4\sqrt{3}-6

6 6

43 4\sqrt{3}

43+6 4\sqrt{3}+6

Solution:

We know (323)2+(3+23)2\sqrt{\left(3-2\sqrt{3}\right)^2}+\sqrt{\left(3+2\sqrt{3}\right)^2 } =323+3+23.= |3-2\sqrt{3}| + |3+2\sqrt{3}|. Since 3<23,3 < 2 \sqrt 3, we know that 323<0.3-2\sqrt{3} < 0.

Therefore, our desired equation expression is equal to 3+23+3+23-3+2\sqrt{3} + 3+2\sqrt{3} =43.= 4 \sqrt 3.

Thus, the correct answer is D .

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