document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=870479>Question 870479</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation: sqrt(8) + sqrt(12) + sqrt(18) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #524894 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=524894\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming you want to simplify this expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You do so by factoring them into two numbers where one of the numbers is a perfect square (the largest possible that's a factor). <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you use those simplifications like so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+2%2Asqrt%283%29+%2B+3%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+2%2Asqrt%283%29+%2B+3%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Replace with simplified radicals (see above)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+3%2Asqrt%282%29%29+%2B+2%2Asqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+3%2Asqrt%282%29%29+%2B+2%2Asqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Collect/group like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282+%2B+3%29%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+2%2Asqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282+%2B+3%29%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+2%2Asqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF from that first group\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%29%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+2%2Asqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%29%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+2%2Asqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%288%29+%2B+sqrt%2812%29+%2B+sqrt%2818%29+=+highlight%285%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+2%2Asqrt%283%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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