SOLUTION: Can you help with this Algebra I practice test problem? Write a quotient without a square root in the denominator: shows 2/x under square root symbol.

SOLUTION: Can you help with this Algebra I practice test problem? Write a quotient without a square root in the denominator: shows 2/x under square root symbol.

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Question 154587: Can you help with this Algebra I practice test problem?
Write a quotient without a square root in the denominator: shows 2/x under square root symbol.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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The idea is to eliminate all radicals from the denominator.
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We can rewrite the original equation as:

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Now, to get rid of the sqrt from the denominator we multiply by:

which is essentially multiplying it by 1:
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By doing the multiplication, we get:

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