Square root of 86 minus square root of 40 (√86-√40)

√86 - √40

Here we will walk you through the process of calculating the difference between the square root of 86 and the square root of 40. Essentially, we will calculate √86 - √40.

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 86:
√86 ≈ 9.27362

2. Calculate the square root of 40:
√40 ≈ 6.32456

3. Subtract the square root of 40 from the square root of 86:
9.27362 - 6.32456 = 2.94906

Therefore, the result of subtracting the square root of 40 from the square root of 86 is approximately 2.94906.

√86 - √40 ≈ 2.94906

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

√86 - 2√10

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