Square root of 9 minus square root of 78 (√9-√78)

√9 - √78

Here we will walk you through the process of calculating the difference between the square root of 9 and the square root of 78. Essentially, we will calculate √9 - √78.

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 9:
√9 = 3

2. Calculate the square root of 78:
√78 ≈ 8.83176

3. Subtract the square root of 78 from the square root of 9:
3 - 8.83176 = -5.83176

Therefore, the result of subtracting the square root of 78 from the square root of 9 is approximately -5.83176.

√9 - √78 ≈ -5.83176

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

3 - √78

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