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\frac{129\times 2}{52}x_{52}=\sqrt{8}
Divide 129 by \frac{52}{2} by multiplying 129 by the reciprocal of \frac{52}{2}.
\frac{258}{52}x_{52}=\sqrt{8}
Multiply 129 and 2 to get 258.
\frac{129}{26}x_{52}=\sqrt{8}
Reduce the fraction \frac{258}{52} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.
\frac{129}{26}x_{52}=2\sqrt{2}
Factor 8=2^{2}\times 2. Rewrite the square root of the product \sqrt{2^{2}\times 2} as the product of square roots \sqrt{2^{2}}\sqrt{2}. Take the square root of 2^{2}.
\frac{\frac{129}{26}x_{52}}{\frac{129}{26}}=\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{\frac{129}{26}}
Divide both sides of the equation by \frac{129}{26}, which is the same as multiplying both sides by the reciprocal of the fraction.
x_{52}=\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{\frac{129}{26}}
Dividing by \frac{129}{26} undoes the multiplication by \frac{129}{26}.
x_{52}=\frac{52\sqrt{2}}{129}
Divide 2\sqrt{2} by \frac{129}{26} by multiplying 2\sqrt{2} by the reciprocal of \frac{129}{26}.