document.write( "Question 39954: Please tell me if I'm doing this right! \n" );
document.write( "The instructions are to simplify the radical expression. \n" );
document.write( "The problem is (sqrt3 + 5)(sqrt3 - 3)\r \n" );
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document.write( "Using the foil method I come up with: \n" );
document.write( "sqrt3 * sqrt3 -3sqrt3 + 5sqrt3 - 15 \n" );
document.write( "= 3 - 3sqrt3 + 5sqrt3 - 15 \n" );
document.write( "= -12 + 2sqrt3\r \n" );
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document.write( "Is this right and does it need (or can it be) simplified further? \n" );
document.write( "Thanks \n" );
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