Square root of 78 minus square root of 2 (√78-√2)

√78 - √2

Here we will walk you through the process of calculating the difference between the square root of 78 and the square root of 2. Essentially, we will calculate √78 - √2.

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 78:
√78 ≈ 8.83176

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

3. Subtract the square root of 2 from the square root of 78:
8.83176 - 1.41421 = 7.41755

Therefore, the result of subtracting the square root of 2 from the square root of 78 is approximately 7.41755.

√78 - √2 ≈ 7.41755

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

√78 - √2

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