SOLUTION: Rationalize the denominator: Rationalize the denominator: ____5____ √[3] + √[5]

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Question 149243: Rationalize the denominator:
Rationalize the denominator:
____5____
√[3] + √[5]

Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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To "rationalize" means to get rid of those square root signs in the denominator.
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Start by multiplying numerator and denominator by:

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So we have:
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For the numerator we have:
For the denominator we have: = 2
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