document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=154587>Question 154587</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help with this Algebra I practice test problem?   \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Write a quotient without a square root in the denominator:  shows 2/x under square root symbol.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113871 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113871\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt%282%2Fx%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt%282%2Fx%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The idea is to eliminate all radicals from the denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can rewrite the original equation as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt%282%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt%282%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, to get rid of the sqrt from the denominator we multiply by:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt%28x%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt%28x%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is essentially multiplying it by 1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt%282%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+%2A+sqrt%28x%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt%282%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+%2A+sqrt%28x%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "By doing the multiplication, we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt%282x%29%2Fx++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt%282x%29%2Fx++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );