SOLUTION: why can't you have radicals in the denominator?

SOLUTION: why can't you have radicals in the denominator?

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Question 445240: why can't you have radicals in the denominator?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can, it just looks ugly. Also, another advantage of having a rationalized denominator is so that some fractions are easier to add.
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