document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177826>Question 177826</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395977258/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra and Trigonometry Structure and Method book 2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have been struggling to figure out this math problem and I was wondering if someone could help me? Please and Thank You!! I deeply appreciate it!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sums of Radicals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify. If no simplification is possible, say so.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8730;2/3(&#8730;27/2-3/&#8730;2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "...((sqrt(27)/sqrt(2))-(3/sqrt(2)))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...(sqrt(27)-3)/sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...(sqrt(9*3)-3/sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...(3sqrt(3)-3)/sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(sqrt(2)/sqrt(3))(3sqrt(3)-3)/sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(3sqrt(6)-3sqrt(2))/sqrt(6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=sqrt(6)((3sqrt(6)-3sqrt(2))/6) Multiply top and bottom by sqrt(6) to eliminate the sqrt(6) in the denominator which is not allowed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(3sqrt(36)-3sqrt(12))/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(18-3sqrt(4*3))/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(18-6sqrt(3))/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3-sqrt(3)<BR>\n" );
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