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OpenStudy (help!!!!):

Very quick question, help me simplify this

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

\[\frac{ 4\pm4\sqrt{10} }{ 8 }\]

OpenStudy (agreene):

\[\frac12(1\pm\sqrt{10})\] or \[\frac12\pm\sqrt{\frac52}\]

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

@agreene how did you do the second one?

OpenStudy (agreene):

i didn't explain that well...

OpenStudy (agreene):

you can divide the 10 into 5 but you have to put the 1/2 in the radical to keep the value

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

the answer came out like this \[\frac{ 1\pm \sqrt{10} }{ 2 }\], can you ignore the \[1\sqrt{10}\] into \[\sqrt{10}\]

OpenStudy (agreene):

no, because its adding or subtracting the sqrt

OpenStudy (agreene):

you can separate it into two fractions which is what I did

OpenStudy (agreene):

also \[\frac12(1\pm\sqrt{10})\] is just moving the 1/2 out its the exact same as what you put

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