document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=204796>Question 204796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am in the 11th grade and I need help to figure out how to do radicals and to convert them. Could you please help me step by step. Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #154572 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=PRMath><B>PRMath(133)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=PRMath><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=154572\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do you mean you have trouble with simplifying them?  For example, if you want to simplify  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28200%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28200%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > you just have to think of perfect squares.  What do I mean?  Well.......\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example... you know that the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28100%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28100%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 10 yes?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And you know that the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2825%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2825%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5 yes?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The above 2 examples are examples of perfect squares.  So let's go back to our problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you have the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28200%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28200%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > what is inside that number \"200\" that is a perfect square?   In other words, can you break down the number 200 into smaller numbers that would multiply together to equal 200?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What about the number 100?   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28200%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28200%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt+%28100+%2A+2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt+%28100+%2A+2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Remember that  the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28100%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28100%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 10, so just \"pull\" the 10 out of the square root sign and you have this:   10<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;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this the type of problem you are having?  How about if you post a problem or two and thennnnn you can get the step by step help you may need, k?  \r<BR>\n" );
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