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document.write( "SQRT of 2 - SQRT of 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SQRT of 2 - SQRT of 8 = (SQRT of 2) - SQRT of ( 2 * 4 ), 8 can be written as 4*2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                      = (SQRT of 2) - (SQRT of 2 * SQRT of 4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                      = (SQRT of 2) -  2 * (SQRT of 2) becoz square root of 4  is 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                      = (SQRT of 2)( 1 - 2 ), here SQRT of 2 is common in both terms so take the common term outside.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                      = (SQRT of 2)(-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                      = -(SQRT of 2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you understood.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Praseena.\r<BR>\n" );
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