SOLUTION: I need help with solving this problem. It's rationaling the denominator. Ranicand 56 over radicand 40. Thanks for the help!

Question 7847: I need help with solving this problem. It's rationaling the denominator. Ranicand 56 over radicand 40. Thanks for the help!
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm not certain what you mean by "ranicand" but I expect that you meant to write "radicand", so I'll proceed on that basis.
Simplify: You can factor the integers under the radical signs.
= and,
=
So, now we have: Cancelling like factors leaves us with:

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