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How to simplify this expression?$$\sqrt{\smash[b]{18+\sqrt{260}}}-\sqrt{\smash[b]{12+\sqrt{140}}}-\sqrt{\smash[b]{20-2\sqrt{91}}},$$ which equals $0$. But how do I prove it?

My attempt

\begin{align}\small\sqrt{18+2\sqrt{65}} - \sqrt{12+2\sqrt{35}} - \sqrt{20-2\sqrt{91}}&\small= \sqrt{\left(\sqrt5 + \sqrt{13}\right)^2} - \sqrt{\left(\sqrt5+\sqrt7\right)^2}-\sqrt{\left(\sqrt{13}-\sqrt7\right)^2}\\&=\sqrt5+\sqrt{13}-\sqrt5-\sqrt7-\sqrt{13}+\sqrt7=0\end{align}

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