SOLUTION: (rad)1/6 im not sure if I can go any farther simplifying this, can i?

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Question 122933: (rad)1/6 im not sure if I can go any farther simplifying this, can i?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm assuming you want to rationalize the denominator right?


sqrt%281%2F6%29 Start with the given expression


sqrt%281%29%2Fsqrt%286%29 Break up the square root



%28sqrt%281%29%2Fsqrt%286%29%29%28sqrt%286%29%2Fsqrt%286%29%29 Multiply the fraction by sqrt%286%29%2Fsqrt%286%29


%28sqrt%281%29sqrt%286%29%29%2F%28sqrt%286%29sqrt%286%29%29 Multiply the fractions



%28sqrt%286%29%29%2F%286%29 Multiply sqrt%281%29 and sqrt%286%29 to get sqrt%281%29%2Asqrt%286%29=sqrt%281%2A6%29=sqrt%286%29. Multiply sqrt%286%29 and sqrt%286%29 to get sqrt%286%29%2Asqrt%286%29=sqrt%286%2A6%29=sqrt%2836%29=6. This is why we multiplied the fraction by sqrt%286%29%2Fsqrt%286%29



So when we rationalize the denominator of sqrt%281%2F6%29 we get %28sqrt%286%29%29%2F%286%29