document.write( "Question 146186This question is from textbook Elementary Algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": Thank you for allowing me to ask a question. My instructions say:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Simplify $\"4+square+root+8+minus+6+over+square+root+2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What I've tried:
\n" ); document.write( "I broke 4 square root 8 down to 4 square root 2 times 2 times 2,
\n" ); document.write( "multiplied 6 over the square root 2 by square root 2 over square root 2,
\n" ); document.write( "this gave me 8 square root 2 minus 2 times 3 square root 2 over 2,
\n" ); document.write( "which I then croseed out the 2 over 2 and am left with 8 square root 2 minus 3 square root 2.
\n" ); document.write( "I believe my answer is 5 square root 2.\r
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4 square root 8 minus 6 over square root 2
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\n" ); document.write( "[4sqrt(8) - 6] /sqrt(2)
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply numerator and denominatorby sqrt(2) to get:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= [4sqrt(16) -6sqrt(2)]/2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= [4*4 -6sqrt(2)] / 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= 8 - 3sqrt(2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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