document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=600769>Question 600769</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am not getting this at ALL :(  I am a complete math IDIOT, and I really need the steps to be explained so that I understand, telling me to simplify isn't necessarily something that I understand as I am a hands on (visual learner) and if I can't understand how to perform the steps, then I will surely be lost when it comes time to take my final ... only 2 weeks away, and this is the last class between me and the NURSING PROGRAM :)  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplifying Radical Expressions : \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "square root sign with 25x^4 under the sign [sorry, that's the best I can explain the question's appearance]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "inside the hook part of the square root sign is the number 3, then 32x^8 under the square root sign.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "inside the hook part of the square root sign is the number 3, then 24x^9 under the square root sign.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THANK YOU :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #379472 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=379472\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you have described the following three things:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \sqrt{25x^4}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \sqrt[3]{32x^8}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \sqrt[3]{24x^9}\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, is that three separate problems or is it three factors multiplied together in one problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not a particularly difficult thing either way, but I need to know which it is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the way, the next time you want to render a radical expression in plain text, try it this way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt(25x^4) is understood to mean <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \sqrt{25x^4}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt[3](24x^9) is understood to mean <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \sqrt[3]{24x^9}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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