-5 squareroot 7 + 7 squareroot 28

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To simplify the expression \(-5\sqrt{7} + 7\sqrt{28}\), we start by simplifying \(\sqrt{28}\).

We know that:

\[ \sqrt{28} = \sqrt{4 \cdot 7} = \sqrt{4} \cdot \sqrt{7} = 2\sqrt{7} \]

Now we can substitute \(\sqrt{28}\) with \(2\sqrt{7}\) in the expression:

\[ -5\sqrt{7} + 7\sqrt{28} = -5\sqrt{7} + 7(2\sqrt{7}) \]

Now, let's simplify this further:

\[ = -5\sqrt{7} + 14\sqrt{7} \]

Next, we can combine the like terms:

\[ = (-5 + 14)\sqrt{7} = 9\sqrt{7} \]

Thus, the simplified form of the expression is:

\[ \boxed{9\sqrt{7}} \]