document.write( "Question 331575: Thank you to ankor@dixie-net.com(8672) for answering my question on \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #237691 by Edwin McCravy(20067)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "I can't tell if the x is under the radical or not, so I'll do it\r\n" );
document.write( "both ways:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2%2Bsqrt%283%29%2Ax+=+x%2F3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"6%2B3sqrt%283%29x=x\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3sqrt%283%29x+-+x=-6\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%283sqrt%283%29-1%29=-6\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=-6%2F%283sqrt%283%29-1%29\"\"%28%283sqrt%283%29%2B1%29%29%2F%28%283sqrt%283%29%2B1%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Rationalize the denominator:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=%28-6%2F%283sqrt%283%29-1%29%29\"\"%22%22%2A%22%22\"\"%28%283sqrt%283%29%2B1%29%29%2F%28%283sqrt%283%29%2B1%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=++++%28++-6%283sqrt%283%29%2B1%29++%29%2F%289%2A3-1%29++\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=%28-6%283sqrt%283%29%2B1%29%29%2F%2827-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=%28-6%283sqrt%283%29%2B1%29%29%2F26\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=%28-3%283sqrt%283%29%2B1%29%29%2F13\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming the x is under the radical:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2%2Bsqrt%283x%29+=+x%2F3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"6%2B3sqrt%283x%29=x\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3sqrt%283x%29=x-6\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"9%283x%29=x%5E2-12x%2B36\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"27x=x%5E2-12x%2B36\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"0=x%5E2-39x%2B36\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-%28-39%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-39%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A36+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%2839+%2B-+sqrt%28+1521-144+%29%29%2F2+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%2839+%2B-+sqrt%281377%29%29%2F2+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%2839+%2B-+sqrt%2881%2A17%29%29%2F2+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%2839+%2B-+9sqrt%2817%29%29%2F2+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%283%2813+%2B-+3sqrt%2817%29%29%29%2F2+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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