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document.write( "simplify.  sq rt 500 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=simplifying_square_roots.solver>Simplifying Square Roots (whole numbers only)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28500%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28500%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  The goal of simplifying expressions with square roots is to factor the radicand into a product of two numbers. One of these two numbers must be a perfect square.  When you take the square root of this perfect square, you will get a rational number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So let's list the factors of 500<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 125, 250, 500<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Notice how 100 is the largest perfect square, so lets factor 500 into 100*5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28100%2A5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28100%2A5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor 500 into 100*5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28100%29%2Asqrt%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28100%29%2Asqrt%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the square roots using the identity <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%2Ay%29=sqrt%28x%29%2Asqrt%28y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%2Ay%29=sqrt%28x%29%2Asqrt%28y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2Asqrt%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2Asqrt%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of the perfect square 100 to get 10 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28500%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28500%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2Asqrt%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2Asqrt%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Check:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Notice if we evaluate the square root of 500 with a calculator we get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28500%29=22.3606797749979 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28500%29=22.3606797749979\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  and if we evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2Asqrt%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2Asqrt%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > we get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  This shows that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28500%29=10%2Asqrt%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28500%29=10%2Asqrt%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So this verifies our answer  </TD></TR>\n" );
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