SOLUTION: how do you rationalize(sqrt x+5)-3/ x-4?

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Question 39451: how do you rationalize(sqrt x+5)-3/ x-4?
Answer by fractalier(1829) About Me  (Show Source):
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Normally when we use the term rationalize, it usually refers to a denominator that is irrational or complex, but the way you have given the expression,
(sqrt x+5)-3/ x-4
it appears that the numerator is irrational. This is acceptable the way it is.
If we try to rationalize it, the denominator will become irrational and unacceptable.