document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=271925>Question 271925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> dividing radicals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5&#8730;12) / (4&#8730;6) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #199210 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><B>jsmallt9(3758)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><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=199210\">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=%285sqrt%2812%29%29%2F%284sqrt%286%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285sqrt%2812%29%29%2F%284sqrt%286%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The easy way to simplify this is to use the property of radicals, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=root%28a%2C+p%29%2Froot%28a%2C+q%29+=+root%28a%2C+p%2Fq%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"root%28a%2C+p%29%2Froot%28a%2C+q%29+=+root%28a%2C+p%2Fq%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, to combine the two square roots into one. We do this because 12 divides by 6 very nicely:<BR>\n" );
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