Math Fashion Tips: Simplified vs. Unsimplified Radicals
Fashion commentary on two equivalent notations: Simplified vs. Unsimplified Radicals.
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7√2 + 3√2 = 10√2: "obvious, uninspired, corporate" vs. √98 + √18 = √200: "buzzy, eyebrow-raising, alluringly suspicious"