document.write( "Question 73887: WHAT is the answer? square root of 32 times the square root of 144. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "WHAT is the answer? square root of 32 times the square root of 144\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"sqrt%2832%29sqrt%28144%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Break 32 and 144 down into prime factors\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"32+=+8%2A4+=+%284%2A2%29%282%2A2%29+=+%282%2A2%2A2%29%282%2A2%29+=+2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So rewrite the problem as\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"++sqrt%282%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2%29%2Asqrt%282%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A3%2A3%29++\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write all as one square root:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"++sqrt%28%282%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2%29%282%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A3%2A3%29%29++\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"sqrt%282%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A3%2A3%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now pair up like factors which can be paired:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"sqrt%28%282%2A2%29%2A%282%2A2%29%2A%282%2A2%29%2A%282%2A2%29%2A2%2A%283%2A3%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write each pair of like factors as the square\r\n" );
document.write( "of the factor\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"sqrt%28%282%5E2%29%2A%282%5E2%29%2A%282%5E2%29%2A%282%5E2%29%2A2%2A%283%5E2%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now take individual square roots:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now use the fact that the square root of the square of\r\n" );
document.write( "a non-negative number is the non-negative number. \r\n" );
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