standard_description: Use rational approximations of irrational numbers to compare the size of irrational numbers, locate them approximately on a number line diagram, and estimate the value of expressions (e.g., p^(2)). For example, by truncating the decimal expansion of Ö2, show that Ö2 is between 1 and 2, then between 1.4 and 1.5, and explain how to continue on to get better approximations.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Simplify
$${\sqrt{8}+5\sqrt{2}}$$
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Problem 2
Write a radical addition or subtraction problem that cannot be simplified, and explain why it cannot be simplified.


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