document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=862815>Question 862815</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you simplify &#8730;8x^2+2x+1 all over 4? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First thought, is NO.  The quadratic under the radical is not really much factorable, and if it is, the denominator of 4 gives nothing to cancel.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second thought is that maybe the quadratic should be checked more carefully for factorizability; but still, the denominator of 4 would stay.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One more thought:  factor the quadratic expression as 4*(2x^2+(1/2)x+1/4), and ... , ... but that is not really what you would want.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOT simplifiable. </SPAN>\n" );
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