document.write( "Question 672595: sqrt 28 simplify by factoring \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #418193 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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The list of perfect square numbers (smaller than 28) are\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1, 4, 9, 16, 25\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide 28 by each number to get\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "28/1 = 28
\n" ); document.write( "28/4 = 7
\n" ); document.write( "28/9 = 3.11111111111111
\n" ); document.write( "28/16 = 1.75
\n" ); document.write( "28/25 = 1.12\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we can see that 4 is the largest perfect square factor because this is the largest divisor where we get a whole number as a result (the rest give us decimal numbers). \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So 28 = 4*7 and this means...\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%2828%29+=+sqrt%284%2A7%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%2828%29+=+sqrt%284%29%2Asqrt%287%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%2828%29+=+sqrt%282%5E2%29%2Asqrt%287%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%2828%29+=+2%2Asqrt%287%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is \"sqrt%2828%29+=+2%2Asqrt%287%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Basically, \"sqrt%2828%29\" simplifies to \"2%2Asqrt%287%29\"
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