document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=188563>Question 188563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> perform the indicated operations, simplify the answer when possible\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4square root 2  - 8square root 10 times squareroot5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #141465 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=feliz1965><B>feliz1965(151)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=feliz1965><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=141465\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I understood that we have the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(sqrt{2} - 8(sqrt{10})(sqrt{5})\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would multiply 8(sqrt{10})(sqrt{5}) as step one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Doing so, we get 8(sqrt{50}), which is then reduced to 8 times 5 times sqrt{2}.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Of course, this leads to 40(sqrt{2}).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our subtraction now looks like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(sqrt{2}) - 40(sqrt{2}).  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The goal is to get the same number in the radicand, which I have done.  Do you see that each radicand now has a 2?  We can now proceed to subtract.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final answer: -36(sqrt{2})\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Understand?<BR>\n" );
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