Question

Simplify the radical expression. 20x5−32x5 Responses 52x5 52 x square root of 5 −7x negative 7 x −12x5 negative 12 x square root of 5 −12x10 negative 12 x square root of 10

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To simplify the expression \( 20x^5 - 32x^5 \), we start by combining like terms:

\[
20x^5 - 32x^5 = (20 - 32)x^5 = -12x^5
\]

Therefore, the simplified expression is:

\[
-12x^5
\]

From the responses you provided, the answer \( -12x^5 \) corresponds to the option:

\[
-12x^5
\]