document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872325>Question 872325</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the simplified form of the expression? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 the square root of 2 + 4 the square root of 2 - 5 the square root of 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8 the square root of 2 + 4 the square root of 2 - 5 the square root of 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2Asqrt%282%29%2B4%2Asqrt%282%29-5%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2Asqrt%282%29%2B4%2Asqrt%282%29-5%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the same as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2Ax%2B4%2Ax-5%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2Ax%2B4%2Ax-5%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > when we use this definition\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2Ax%2B4%2Ax-5%2Ax+=+%288%2B4-5%29x+=+7x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2Ax%2B4%2Ax-5%2Ax+=+%288%2B4-5%29x+=+7x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then replace x with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x+=+7%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x+=+7%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2Asqrt%282%29%2B4%2Asqrt%282%29-5%2Asqrt%282%29=7%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2Asqrt%282%29%2B4%2Asqrt%282%29-5%2Asqrt%282%29=7%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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