SOLUTION: Please help me with the following two problems: Thank you! Perform the indicated division. Rationalize the denominator if necessary. Then simplify each radical expression.

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Question 105182: Please help me with the following two problems: Thank you!
Perform the indicated division. Rationalize the denominator if necessary. Then simplify each radical expression.
-9-sqrt108
__________
3


6-sqrt20
__________
2

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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We can write it:

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the perfects squares that are factors of 108

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Extract the squares

which is

Same as:
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Cancel the 3's and you have:
3 -
:
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Do much the same thing here:

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The 2 divides into 6 and 2 leaving you with:
3 -

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