document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=186820>Question 186820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is (x^1/2 -1/4x^-1/2 ) ^2.... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #140037 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=140037\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E%281%2F2%29+-%281%2F4%29x%5E%28-1%2F2%29+%29+%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E%281%2F2%29+-%281%2F4%29x%5E%28-1%2F2%29+%29+%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E%281%2F2%29+-%281%2F4%29%2F%28x%5E%281%2F2%29%29+%29+%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E%281%2F2%29+-%281%2F4%29%2F%28x%5E%281%2F2%29%29+%29+%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E%28-1%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E%28-1%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx%5E%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx%5E%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%28x%29+-%281%2F4%29%2F%28sqrt%28x%29%29%29+%29+%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%28x%29+-%281%2F4%29%2F%28sqrt%28x%29%29%29+%29+%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Convert to radical notation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%28x%29+-+1%2F%284%2Asqrt%28x%29%29+%29+%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%28x%29+-+1%2F%284%2Asqrt%28x%29%29+%29+%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply and simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%28x%29%29%28sqrt%28x%29%29%2B%28sqrt%28x%29%29%28-1%2F%284%2Asqrt%28x%29%29%29%2B%28-1%2F%284%2Asqrt%28x%29%29%29%28sqrt%28x%29%29%2B%28-1%2F%284%2Asqrt%28x%29%29%29%28-1%2F%284%2Asqrt%28x%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B%28sqrt%28x%29%29%28-1%2F%284%2Asqrt%28x%29%29%29%2B%28-1%2F%284%2Asqrt%28x%29%29%29%28sqrt%28x%29%29%2B1%2F%2816x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square the square roots to eliminate them\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-1%2F4-1%2F4%2B1%2F%2816x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-1%2F4-1%2F4%2B1%2F%2816x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-1%2F2%2B1%2F%2816x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-1%2F2%2B1%2F%2816x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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