document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=815369>Question 815369</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to solve (2^(1/2)+2^(3/2))^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I solved it as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2^1 + 2^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I know the answer should be 18.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's not solving, there's no variable.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%5E%281%2F2%29%2B2%5E%283%2F2%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%5E%281%2F2%29%2B2%5E%283%2F2%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%282%29+%2B+sqrt%288%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%282%29+%2B+sqrt%288%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%282%29+%2B+2sqrt%282%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%282%29+%2B+2sqrt%282%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283sqrt%282%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283sqrt%282%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 9*2 = 18<BR>\n" );
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