document.write( "Question 993742: Hello. I am having an issue solving this problem and I look to you for help. My problem is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6sqrt%2812%29\"-\"8sqrt%2850%29\"+\"9sqrt%2872%29\". By using prime factorization, I know that 12 = 2^2*3
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\n" ); document.write( " 72 = 3^2*2^3
\n" ); document.write( "Now, I plug these terms back in and I get:
\n" ); document.write( "\"6%2A2sqrt%283%29\"-\"8%2A5sqrt%282%29\"+\"9%2A3%2A2sqrt%282%29\" If I continue, I get:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12sqrt%283%29\"-\"40sqrt%282%29\"+\"54sqrt%282%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "The answer key shows that the answer should be
\n" ); document.write( " \"57sqrt%283%29\"-\"40sqrt%282%29\" Can you see where I went wrong? I'm not coming up with the right answer.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #853688 by MathTherapy(10719)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Hello. I am having an issue solving this problem and I look to you for help. My problem is:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"6sqrt%2812%29\"-\"8sqrt%2850%29\"+\"9sqrt%2872%29\". By using prime factorization, I know that 12 = 2^2*3\r\n" );
document.write( "            50 = 5^2*2\r\n" );
document.write( "            72 = 3^2*2^3\r\n" );
document.write( "Now, I plug these terms back in and I get:\r\n" );
document.write( "\"6%2A2sqrt%283%29\"-\"8%2A5sqrt%282%29\"+\"9%2A3%2A2sqrt%282%29\" If I continue, I get:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"12sqrt%283%29\"-\"40sqrt%282%29\"+\"54sqrt%282%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "The answer key shows that the answer should be\r\n" );
document.write( " \"57sqrt%283%29\"-\"40sqrt%282%29\" Can you see where I went wrong? I'm not coming up with the right answer. \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"57sqrt%283%29\"-\"40sqrt%282%29\" can NEVER be the simplified answer here. This answer must be for a different problem. \r\n" );
document.write( "Correct answer: \"highlight%2812sqrt%283%29+%2B+14sqrt%282%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hello. I am having an issue solving this problem and I look to you for help. My problem is:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\"6sqrt%2812%29\"-\"8sqrt%2850%29\"+\"9sqrt%2872%29\". By using prime factorization, I know that 12 = 2^2*3\r\n" );
document.write( "            50 = 5^2*2\r\n" );
document.write( "            72 = 3^2*2^3 \r\n" );
document.write( "Now, I plug these terms back in and I get:\r\n" );
document.write( "\"6%2A2sqrt%283%29\"-\"8%2A5sqrt%282%29\"+\"9%2A3%2A2sqrt%282%29\"    \r\n" );
document.write( "\"6%2A2sqrt%283%29\"-\"8%2A5sqrt%282%29\"+\"9%2A3%2A2sqrt%282%29\" If I continue, I get: \r\n" );
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document.write( "  \"12sqrt%283%29\"-\"40sqrt%282%29\"+\"54sqrt%282%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "= \"12sqrt%283%29\"+\"14sqrt%282%29\"<==== Should be THIS, your FINAL answer!!\r\n" );
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document.write( "You ALREADY have the correct answer, as you can see.
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