SOLUTION: Rationalize the denominator: {{{(sqrt(x)-sqrt(y))/(sqrt(x)+sqrt(y))}}}
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Question 131897: Rationalize the denominator:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression
Multiply by the fraction by . Note is the conjugate of .
Combine the fractions
Foil the denominator
Cancel like terms
Multiply
Foil the numerator
Multiply
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Answer:
So simplifies to
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