document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=468162>Question 468162</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rationalize the denominator: sqrt(x)/3+sqrt(x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "would like a step-by-step please & thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #321230 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=321230\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your equation is sqrt(x) / (3 + sqrt(x))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply numerator and denominator by (3 - sqrt(x))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this will remove sqrt(x) from the denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the numerator will become sqrt(x) * (3 - sqrt(x) which will become 3*sqrt(x) - x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the denominator will become (3 - sqrt(x)) * (3 + sqrt(x)) which will become 9 - x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the resulting fraction will be (3*sqrt(x) - x) / (9 - x).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "putting it through the algebra.com formula generator will make it look like this:<BR>\n" );
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