document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=42612>Question 42612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Right now we are studying Radicals and Rational Exponents and I'm not grasping the concept.  Can you show me, step by step and in simple terms, how I would go about solving a problem such as this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the following equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)  radical symbol x^2 - 1 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27728 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=27728\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is it <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%5E2-1%29+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%5E2-1%29+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%5E2%29+-+1+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%5E2%29+-+1+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the first one:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%5E2-1%29+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%5E2-1%29+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-1+=+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-1+=+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 1 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Finally, take the square root of both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+sqrt%2810%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+sqrt%2810%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-sqrt%2810%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-sqrt%2810%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the second one:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%5E2%29+-+1+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%5E2%29+-+1+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > First add 1 to both sides,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%5E2%29+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%5E2%29+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Then square both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Finally, take the square root of both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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