document.write( "Question 169974: I really need help solving the following problem. Any assistance you can provide me with will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Algebra.Com's Answer #125432 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%28sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29\" Expand. Remember something like \"x%5E2=x%2Ax\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's FOIL the expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%28sqrt%283%29%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%28highlight%28sqrt%283%29%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%28sqrt%283%29%29%2A%28sqrt%283%29%29=sqrt%289%29=3\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%28sqrt%283%29%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%28sqrt%283%29%2Bhighlight%28sqrt%282%29%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%28sqrt%283%29%29%2A%28sqrt%282%29%29=sqrt%286%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%283%29%2Bhighlight%28sqrt%282%29%29%29%28highlight%28sqrt%283%29%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%28sqrt%282%29%29%2A%28sqrt%283%29%29=sqrt%286%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%283%29%2Bhighlight%28sqrt%282%29%29%29%28sqrt%283%29%2Bhighlight%28sqrt%282%29%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%28sqrt%282%29%29%2A%28sqrt%282%29%29=sqrt%284%29=2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2Bsqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%286%29%2B2\" Now collect every term to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%5E2\" FOILs to \"5%2B2%2Asqrt%286%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%28sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%5E2=5%2B2%2Asqrt%286%29\".
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