simplify surd help?

**Tweety** · October 15th 2008, 11:21 AM

can someone please help me to simplify this please?

$\frac{2+ \sqrt4 - \sqrt2}{2\sqrt2}$ would I multiply top and bottom by $\sqrt2$ ?

**Moo** · October 15th 2008, 11:23 AM

Hello,

Originally Posted by Tweety

can someone please help me to simplify this please?

$\frac{2+ \sqrt4 - \sqrt2}{2\sqrt2}$ would I multiply top and bottom by $\sqrt2$ ?

Simplify $\sqrt{4}=2$

**Tweety** · October 15th 2008, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by Moo

Hello,

Simplify $\sqrt{4}=2$

so is this the correct answer;

$\frac{2\sqrt2 + \sqrt8 - 2}{4}$

**Moo** · October 15th 2008, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by Tweety

so is this the correct answer;

$\frac{2\sqrt2 + \sqrt8 - 2}{4}$

Please excuse me, I edited my first post quite quickly, but it looks like it was not quickly enough =)

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