document.write( "Question 1124474: How would you simplify the equation:\r
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document.write( "How would you simplify the equation:\r\n" );
document.write( "Sqrt(17-12sqrt2) in the form\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Not an equation, but an expression, instead!!\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     ----- Changing 12 to 2*6\r\n" );
document.write( "                      ------ Converting 6 to \r\n" );
document.write( "                          ------ Applying \r\n" );
document.write( "                   ----- Changing 17 to 9 + 8, and 72 (in ) to 9*8\r\n" );
document.write( "                     ------ Applying \r\n" );
document.write( "   ------ Converting \r\n" );
document.write( "The above is in the form: , with , and so:\r\n" );
document.write( " then becomes:  \r\n" );
document.write( "                                                                                 ----- Cancelling SQUARE and SQUARE ROOT\r\n" );
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