document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173294>Question 173294</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve this problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 sq. root 2 + 8 s. root 2- sq. root 2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #128122 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=128122\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z=sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z=sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+8%2Asqrt%282%29-+sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+8%2Asqrt%282%29-+sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2z+%2B+8z-+z ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2z+%2B+8z-+z\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now combine like terms to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9z ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9z\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now replace \"z\" with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+8%2Asqrt%282%29-+sqrt%282%29=9%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+8%2Asqrt%282%29-+sqrt%282%29=9%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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