document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=31715>Question 31715</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me simplify this problem: square root of 8 divided by 2 times the square root of 5 plus the square root of six.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sorry, I do not know how to make a square root sign so I could not type the problem out but I will type it out without the square root signs to give you some idea. The square root signs go over the 8, 5, and the six: <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ignore the ! (exclamation mark)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The six is supposed to be part of the denominator! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks ahead of time for helping me!<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 #18338 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><B>Cintchr(481)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><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=18338\">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=+%28sqrt%288%29%29%2F%282%2A%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+sqrt%286%29%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28sqrt%288%29%29%2F%282%2A%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+sqrt%286%29%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "First thing you MUST do is rationalize the denominator by multiplying by the conjugate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28sqrt%285%29-+sqrt%286%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28sqrt%285%29-+sqrt%286%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28%28sqrt%288%29%29%2F%282%2A%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+sqrt%286%29%29%29%29%28%28sqrt%285%29-+sqrt%286%29%29%2F%28sqrt%285%29-+sqrt%286%29%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28%28sqrt%288%29%29%28sqrt%285%29-sqrt%286%29%29%29%2F%282%28sqrt%285%29-+sqrt%286%29%29%28sqrt%285%29%2B+sqrt%286%29%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "When multiplying by the conjugate, the roots cancel<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply out the numerator<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Work out the roots<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reduce all parts by 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "work the denominator<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Some instructors will allow you to leave it in this form ... otherwise change the signs of the numerator and drop the denominator<BR>\n" );
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