document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=712396>Question 712396</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to solve this equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8730;50+3&#8730;2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i know the answer is 8&#8730;2, im not sure how to work it out. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thnaks for your help.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #437896 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><B>Simnepi(216)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><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=Simnepi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=437896\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we have to try to get both terms to be in the same form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. if we factorise 50 we get factor pairs of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 and 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 and 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 and 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we can write <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2850%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2850%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%2A25%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%2A25%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is useful because it contains a square number, 25, and also <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is also in the term <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "so now we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%2A25%29+%2B+3sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%2A25%29+%2B+3sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can now take the square root of 25 out of the square root sign giving<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5sqrt%282%29%2B3sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5sqrt%282%29%2B3sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "adding these together gives the solution that you already knew<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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