document.write( "Question 813297: Simplify
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Algebra.Com's Answer #489570 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "I can't tell whether you meant\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2Asqrt%282%29%2F54\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "or \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2Asqrt%282%2F54%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "because there are no parentheses to show which you meant.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you meant\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2Asqrt%282%29%2F54\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Just divide top and bottom by 3 and get\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"cross%283%29%2Asqrt%282%29%2Fcross%2854%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"sqrt%282%29%2F27\" \r\n" );
document.write( "\"27\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you meant\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2Asqrt%282%2F54%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then reduce the fraction \"2%2F54\" to \"1%2F27\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2Asqrt%281%2F27%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then take individual square roots of numerator and denominator:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2Aexpr%28sqrt%281%29%2Fsqrt%2827%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2Aexpr%281%2Fsqrt%2827%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2Fsqrt%2827%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write 27 as 9·3\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2Fsqrt%289%2A3%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Take individual square roots of 9 and 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2F%28sqrt%289%29%2Asqrt%283%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2F%283%2Asqrt%283%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "  \"1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"cross%283%29%2F%28cross%283%29%2Asqrt%283%29%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "  \"1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2Fsqrt%283%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now rationalize the denominator by multiplying by \"sqrt%283%29%2Fsqrt%283%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2Fsqrt%283%29\"\"%22%22%2A%22%22\"\"sqrt%283%29%2Fsqrt%283%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%281%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F%28sqrt%283%29%2Asqrt%283%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply under the radicals in the bottom:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"sqrt%283%29%2Fsqrt%289%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"sqrt%283%29%2F3\"    <-- final answer in simplest radical form\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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