Square root of 3 minus square root of 20 (√3-√20)

√3 - √20

Here we will walk you through the process of calculating the difference between the square root of 3 and the square root of 20. Essentially, we will calculate √3 - √20.

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 3:
√3 ≈ 1.73205

2. Calculate the square root of 20:
√20 ≈ 4.47214

3. Subtract the square root of 20 from the square root of 3:
1.73205 - 4.47214 = -2.74009

Therefore, the result of subtracting the square root of 20 from the square root of 3 is approximately -2.74009.

√3 - √20 ≈ -2.74009

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

√3 - 2√5

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