document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=388280>Question 388280</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify the expression.  Assume that the variable represents a positive number, so that no absolute symbols are needed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt18a^3 - a sqrt128a \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When I tried, once I got 8 sqrt 2a, and then the next 3a sqrt of 2a\r<BR>\n" );
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