SOLUTION: rationalize the denominator: radical 125-radical 10/radical 5

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Question 208432: rationalize the denominator:
radical 125-radical 10/radical 5

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
rationalize the denominator:
(radical 125-radical 10)/radical 5
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The "radical 5" is a common denominator so you get:
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sqrt(125/5) - sqrt(10/5)
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= sqrt(25) - sqrt(2)
= 5 - sqrt(2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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