document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=264925>Question 264925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hello,im homeschooled and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i had a problem solving this expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can you please check it for me<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here it is: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "             square root(18)-square root(3)/square root(6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my answer was: square root(3)-square root(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is this right or can i simplify it more?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and also <BR>\n" );
document.write( "my textbook did not explain these kind of problems very well:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square root(a)+square root(b)/square root (a)-square root(b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this one is also similar to it:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square root (5)+1/square root(5)-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING!!!<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 #194912 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=194912\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your 1st answer looks good<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can actually check it on a calculator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2818%29+=+4.2426 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2818%29+=+4.2426\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283%29+=+1.7321 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283%29+=+1.7321\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%286%29+=+2.4495 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%286%29+=+2.4495\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28.5%29+=+.7071 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28.5%29+=+.7071\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284.2426+-+1.7321%29%2F2.4495+=+1.7321+-+.7071 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284.2426+-+1.7321%29%2F2.4495+=+1.7321+-+.7071\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.5105%2F2.4495+=+1.025 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.5105%2F2.4495+=+1.025\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.5105+=+2.5107 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.5105+=+2.5107\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Looks like a rounding-off error- I could have <BR>\n" );
document.write( "used more decimal places<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't think it can be simplified more<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%2F%28sqrt%285%29+-+1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%2F%28sqrt%285%29+-+1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply this fraction by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%2F%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%2F%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which equals 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%2F%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%29%2A%28%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%2F%28sqrt%285%29+-+1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is to get rid of any square roots in the denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%2A%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%2F%285+-+1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%2A%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%2F%285+-+1%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=%285+%2B+2%2Asqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285+%2B+2%2Asqrt%285%29+%2B+1%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+3%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+3%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Again, you can check answer with a calculator<BR>\n" );
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