Square root of 2 minus square root of 8 (√2-√8)

√2 - √8

Here we will walk you through the process of calculating the difference between the square root of 2 and the square root of 8. Essentially, we will calculate √2 - √8.

First, we need to find the square root of each number individually. Then we will subtract one from the other. Below is the step-by-step calculation:

1. Calculate the square root of 2:
√2 ≈ 1.41421

2. Calculate the square root of 8:
√8 ≈ 2.82843

3. Subtract the square root of 8 from the square root of 2:
1.41421 - 2.82843 = -1.41422

Therefore, the result of subtracting the square root of 8 from the square root of 2 is approximately -1.41422.

√2 - √8 ≈ -1.41422

To make things even more convenient, we have also expressed the result in its simplest radical form:

√2 - 2√2

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