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how to simplify this equation?

Hi, may someone please tell me how I would go about simplifying this expression/others like it?



thanks
Reply 1
Go from here
Original post by ryanb97
Go from here

I thought maybe divide by 2? :s-smilie:
Reply 3
Original post by Kolasinac138
I thought maybe divide by 2? :s-smilie:


Yup - you can take it out the bracket
Original post by ryanb97
Yup - you can take it out the bracket

Is that it then? :biggrin:
Reply 5
Original post by Kolasinac138
Hi, may someone please tell me how I would go about simplifying this expression/others like it?



thanks


Just to check its equal to y right? Because its an expression right now

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Original post by ryanb97
Go from here

I thought that the (x-2) term inside the square brackets would be to the power 1 though?
Original post by Kolasinac138
Hi, may someone please tell me how I would go about simplifying this expression/others like it?



thanks


Get rid of the x's, roots, fractions and powers. Then the equation becomes pretty simple.
Reply 8
Original post by charlesn202
I thought that the (x-2) term inside the square brackets would be to the power 1 though?


It would.

Take out a common factor of (x-2)^1/2 as stated above.
Original post by Aph
Just to check its equal to y right? Because its an expression right now

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Yes.

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