document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045796>Question 1045796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Kindly help me solving it <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=3%2B2sqrt2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=3%2B2sqrt2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then the value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%281%2F2%29%2Ba%5E%28-1%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%281%2F2%29%2Ba%5E%28-1%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #661298 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=661298\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=3%2B2sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=3%2B2sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5E%281%2F2%29+%2B+a%5E%28-1%2F2%29%29%5E2+=+a+%2B+2+%2B+a%5E%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E%281%2F2%29+%2B+a%5E%28-1%2F2%29%29%5E2+=+a+%2B+2+%2B+a%5E%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2B2sqrt%282%29%29%283-2sqrt%282%29%29+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2B2sqrt%282%29%29%283-2sqrt%282%29%29+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%28-1%29+=+1%2Fa+=+3+-2sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%28-1%29+=+1%2Fa+=+3+-2sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "===> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5E%281%2F2%29+%2B+a%5E%28-1%2F2%29%29%5E2+=+a+%2B+2+%2B+a%5E%28-1%29+=+3%2B2sqrt%282%29+%2B2+%2B3+-2sqrt%282%29+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%281%2F2%29+%2B+a%5E%28-1%2F2%29+%3E+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%281%2F2%29+%2B+a%5E%28-1%2F2%29+%3E+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we then get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%281%2F2%29+%2B+a%5E%28-1%2F2%29+=+2sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%281%2F2%29+%2B+a%5E%28-1%2F2%29+=+2sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after taking square roots of both sides. </SPAN>\n" );
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