document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78526>Question 78526</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify by combining like terms.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x&#8730;18 - 3&#8730;8x^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56314 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><B>tutor_paul(519)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutor_paul><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=56314\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Asqrt%2818%29-3%2Asqrt%288%2Ax%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Asqrt%2818%29-3%2Asqrt%288%2Ax%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, simplify what is under the sqrt signs so you can \"pull stuff out\"...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can re-write this as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you can see that this can be re-written as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2Asqrt%282%29-6x%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2Asqrt%282%29-6x%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This can be simplifed to be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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