SOLUTION: Hello! Hope anyone can help me answer this :) 1.) A—b / a sqrt(b) –b sqrt(a) 2.) ab / a sqrt(b) — b sqrt(a) The topic is rationalizing denominators using conjugates Hope anyo

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Question 993595: Hello!
Hope anyone can help me answer this :)
1.) A—b / a sqrt(b) –b sqrt(a)
2.) ab / a sqrt(b) — b sqrt(a)
The topic is rationalizing denominators using conjugates
Hope anyone can explain it too
Thank you! :)

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.) A—b / a sqrt(b) –b sqrt(a)
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Multiply NUM and DEN by the conjugate of the DEN
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=
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You can multiply the 2 terms in the NUM, but that won't accomplish much.
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2.) ab / a sqrt(b) — b sqrt(a)
This is very similar to #1

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