radical/exponent simplification-please help

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by mals24 » Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:39 pm
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\/x^2 + (x√2)^2

[sqrt(a)]^2 = a

Hence using this rule: (x√2)^2 = 2*(x^2)

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\/x^2 + (2*x^2)

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\/3*(x^2)


x\/3

Hope it helps :)