there is an agreement in mathematics that we don’t leave a radical in the denominator of a...
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There is an agreement
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in mathematics that we don’t leave a radical
in the denominator of a fraction.
So how do we change the denominator of a fraction?
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(Without changing the value of the fraction, of course.)
The same way we change the denominator of any fraction!
(Without changing the value of the fraction, of course.)
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In our fraction, to get the radical out of the denominator,
we can multiply numerator and denominator by
.3
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3
1
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In our fraction, to get the radical out of the denominator,
we can multiply numerator and denominator by
.3
3
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Because we are changing the denominator
we call this process rationalizing.
to a rational number,
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128
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Rationalize the denominator:
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3
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(Don’t forget to sim
plify)
(Don’t forget to sim
plify)
When there is a binomial with a radical in the denominator of a fraction, you find the conjugate and multiply. This gives a rational denominator.Ex: 5 6 Conjugate: 5 6
3 2 2 Conjugate: 3 2 2
What is conjugate of 2 7 3?
Answer: 2 7 3
Simplify: 5 6
5 3
5 6
5 3
5 6
5 3
5 3
5 3Multiply by the conjugate.
5 3 5 6 5 18
5 9
FOIL numerator and denominator.
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