document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=89080>Question 89080</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tutor could you help me please...thank you\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10square root3 -7square root3+5square root3=\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                    Would the answer be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                     -2square root 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                      -3square root 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                       8square root 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                        or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                       12square root 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #64752 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=64752\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2Asqrt%283%29+-+7%2Asqrt%283%29+%2B+5%2Asqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2Asqrt%283%29+-+7%2Asqrt%283%29+%2B+5%2Asqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To combine these terms just combine the multipliers of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and multiply the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "result of this combination by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to give you <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2Asqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2Asqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way of looking at the problem is that since every one of the terms has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "as a factor it can be factored out. The result is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283%29%2A%2810+-+7+%2B+5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283%29%2A%2810+-+7+%2B+5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then combine the terms inside the parentheses. 10 - 7 + 5 = +8. So you can replace the three<BR>\n" );
document.write( "terms in the parentheses by +8 and the problem becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and by convention we normally write this in the reverse order: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2Asqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2Asqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the third answer in your list of answers is the correct one ...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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