document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=666626>Question 666626</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm having a hard time understing how to solve this problem. I'm posting this a second time as the answer I received previously just made me more confused, perhaps steps were left out, I don't know. Thank you in advance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the following expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are side by side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square root -8 square root -24 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the following expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are side by side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square root -8 square root -24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure what \"side by side\" means.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it's multiplied:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28-8%29%2Asqrt%28-24%29+=+sqrt%28-8%2A-24%29+=+sqrt%28192%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28-8%29%2Asqrt%28-24%29+=+sqrt%28-8%2A-24%29+=+sqrt%28192%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2864%2A3%29+=+sqrt%2864%29%2Asqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2864%2A3%29+=+sqrt%2864%29%2Asqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8sqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8sqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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