document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=281559>Question 281559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do i add radicals with the same radicand but different indexes? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #204542 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathematicians><B>Mathematicians(84)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathematicians><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=Mathematicians><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=204542\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You cannot add radicals with different indexes, but you can multiply them which results in adding indexes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283%29+=+3%5E%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283%29+=+3%5E%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so if you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%281%2F2%29+%2A+3%5E%281%2F3%29+=+3%5E%283%2F6%29+%2A+3%5E%282%2F6%29+=+3%5E%285%2F6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%281%2F2%29+%2A+3%5E%281%2F3%29+=+3%5E%283%2F6%29+%2A+3%5E%282%2F6%29+=+3%5E%285%2F6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Above, I have found the least common denominator in the indexes and multiplied the terms by adding the indexes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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