document.write( "Question 88235: I have to simplify this radical equation: 8sqrt.2 - 6sqrt.7, but am I right in thinking that this radical equation CANNOT be simplified? So, there's no solution? Or am I way off track? Any help you can provide would be very much appreciated! \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #64079 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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You cannot combine the two square roots. The only thing you can do is factor out the GCF of 2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "but other than that, no further simplification can be done. So I would say that you are correct (it really depends on what your book or your teacher says).
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