document.write( "Question 392897: Please help me solve this equation.
\n" ); document.write( " (3+2 sqrt 2)(1+ sqrt 2)
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Please help me solve this equation.
\n" ); document.write( "(3+2 sqrt 2)(1+ sqrt 2)
\n" ); document.write( "but this is not an equation, perhaps they want you to FOIL this and simplify
\n" ); document.write( "3 + 3sqrt(2) + 2sqrt(2) + 2(2)
\n" ); document.write( "which is
\n" ); document.write( "7 + 5sqrt(2)
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\n" ); document.write( "Comment: \"Thank you, do you mind showing me how you got that answer.\"
\n" ); document.write( "I am ashamed to see I made a mistake here, although I got the correct answer
\n" ); document.write( " will try to correct it step-by-step
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\n" ); document.write( "To multiply these two factors we use the FOIL method which stands for
\n" ); document.write( "First; Outer, Inner, Last
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply
\n" ); document.write( "First terms: 3 * 1 = 3
\n" ); document.write( "Outer terms: 3 * sqrt(2) = 3sqrt(2)
\n" ); document.write( "Inner terms: 2sqrt(2) * 1 = 2sqrt(2)
\n" ); document.write( "Last terms: sqrt(2) * 2sqrt(2) = 2(2)
\n" ); document.write( "Which gives us
\n" ); document.write( "3 + 3sqrt(2) + 2sqrt(2) + 4
\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms
\n" ); document.write( "3sqrt2) + 2sqrt(2) = 5sqrt(2)
\n" ); document.write( "3 + 4 = 7
\n" ); document.write( "so we have
\n" ); document.write( "7 + 5sqrt(2)\r
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