document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=879940>Question 879940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a follow up question to my problem: 9/2-sqt(7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Are you suppose to multipy 9(2+ sqrt(7)? If so should it be 18+9 sqrt(7)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If I am just leaving the 9 alone why? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #531129 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=531129\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 9 and the 2 are connected with division.  Exponentiation gets top precedence; and next is multiplications and divisions.  Your example has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%5E%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%5E%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which could be performed first, but you might want to leave this in radical form of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > next.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next you would subtract the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The step you are showing is completely different and has no justification.  The <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > would be done FIRST; and then you could subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The 9 is NOT connected to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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