It's a part of surds.. I know that we have to bring the expression in the form a+b and a-b. ie 17+1 and 17-1... Then what? Please help.
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(a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2

Looks like this formula doesn't work for your problem(^1/2, not^2)

^1/2 means square root:V

V18-V16=3(V2)-4
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