Recognize types of numbers: To solve the expression 31−5, we first need to recognize that we are dealing with a subtraction of a rational number (31) and an irrational number (5). Since these are not like terms, we cannot combine them into a single term. Instead, we will express the result as a difference of the two values.
Express as difference: We can write the expression as it is, since there is no simplification that can be done between a rational and an irrational number. The square root of 5 is an irrational number and cannot be simplified in terms of a fraction.
Final expression: The final expression is simply the difference between the two values: 31−5. This is the simplest form of the expression, as no further mathematical operations can be performed.
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