document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874139>Question 874139</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't understand why simplifying 8/7sqrt2 becomes 4sqrt2/7; I thought it would become 8sqrt2/7.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #527332 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=527332\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To rationalize the denominator, we multiply top and bottom of the given fraction by <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;\" >. Doing so gives us...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F%287%2Asqrt%282%29%29=%284%2Asqrt%282%29%29%2F%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F%287%2Asqrt%282%29%29=%284%2Asqrt%282%29%29%2F%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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