SOLUTION: Rationalize the denominator an simplify.
3 / sqrt (x) + 5
three divided by sqrt (x) plus five.
I started by mutiplying the demoninator of sqrt (x) + 5 to the numerator an
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Question 146575: Rationalize the denominator an simplify.
3 / sqrt (x) + 5
three divided by sqrt (x) plus five.
I started by mutiplying the demoninator of sqrt (x) + 5 to the numerator and the denominator. Next I distributed the numerator and squared the denominator. Not sure where to go after that. Thanks!
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There might be other methods, but the simplest is to multiply thru by the "conjugate", a term that actually has a meaning to do with imaginary numbers.
Multiply thru by
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