1988 AHSME Problems/Problem 1
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![\[\text{(A)}\ \sqrt{20}\qquad\text{(B)}\ 2(\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3})\qquad\text{(C)}\ 7\qquad\text{(D)}\ 5\sqrt{2}\qquad\text{(E)}\ 2\sqrt{13}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/e/f/aef5c444783d6bda9508ab5bc9016312e5a99fab.png)
Solution: 
So adding the two terms we get 
, which corresponds to answer choice \text{(D)} .
