document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47406>Question 47406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Now I am lost...please help me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify by combining like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "63 square root symbol - 2 square root symbol 28 + 5 square root symbol 7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31334 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><B>elima(1433)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><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=31334\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If I am reading it the right way, it is;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First you need all of them to be like terms so you can add or subtract.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, since 63 is not a perfect square you need to find the multiples that are. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "63: 3, 7, 9, 12; 9 is a perfect square so; <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%289%2A7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%289%2A7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, now look at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2sqrt%2828%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2sqrt%2828%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, 28 is not a perfect square so find multiples that are; 2,4,7,14: 4 is or perfect square, so we have; <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2sqrt%284%2A7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2sqrt%284%2A7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and finally <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5sqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5sqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 is not a perfect square, but it does not have any multiples that are so we can not do anything to that. Now we have;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%289%2A7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%289%2A7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2sqrt%284%2A7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2sqrt%284%2A7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5sqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5sqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the square roots of the perfect squares;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%289%2A7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%289%2A7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, 9 is a perfect square = 3, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%284%2A7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%284%2A7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, 4 is a perfect square=2; so now we have;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3sqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3sqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%282%29sqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%282%29sqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5sqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5sqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, now you can add and subtract because they are like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-4+5=4; so the answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4sqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4sqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope you understand :) </SPAN>\n" );
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