document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=143455>Question 143455</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-b/sqrt a-sqrt b </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #104405 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=104405\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (a-b)/(sqrt(a)-sqrt(b)) I assume that this is the problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(a-b)/(sqrt(a)-sqrt(b)) * (sqrt(a)+sqrt(b))/(sqrt(a)+sqrt(b)) We must eliminate all sqrts in the denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(a-b)(sqrt(a)+sqrt(b))/(a-b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=sqrt(a)+sqrt(b)<BR>\n" );
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