document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=712446>Question 712446</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt+%28b%29-6=-2%2A+sqrt%28b%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt+%28b%29-6=-2%2A+sqrt%28b%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve each radical equation. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #437951 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=437951\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Square both sides and simplify.  Square again both sides and simplify again.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The situation you were given is based on having summable irrational numbers, so you can't simply bring them together as factors.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b-12*sqrt(b)+36=4*b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using general solution to quadratic formula, to avoid looking for factoring the trinomial, b=4 or b=36; but you should test to see if both of these will work in the original equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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