document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199931>Question 199931</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780618775071/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> why 2&#8730;2 is in simplest form but &#8730;8 is not in simplest form.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #150297 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=150297\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> why 2&#8730;2 is in simplest form but &#8730;8 is not in simplest form.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 can be factored into 4 times 2, the the sqrt(4) removed from the radical.  No further reduction of sqrt(2) is possible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This can make a difference when the term is part of a more complex expression, for example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt(12)/sqrt(8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "By \"simplifying\" further, you get 2sqrt(3)/2sqrt(2) = sqrt(3)/sqrt(2). </SPAN>\n" );
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