write the radicals as a power
[tex]3\cdot x^{\frac{1}{5}}+9\cdot x^{\frac{1}{5}}[/tex]factor the common term
[tex]\begin{gathered} x^{\frac{1}{5}}\cdot(3+9) \\ 12\cdot x^{\frac{1}{5}} \\ \text{write as a radical} \\ 12\sqrt[5]{x} \end{gathered}[/tex]