document.write( "Question 532580: My homework says to rationalize the denominator. I've tried another problem similar to this and I ended up getting it wrong. This is another one I'm stuck on. Cube root of 35 over the cube root of 21. I thought you had to break the top as cube roots of 5 and 7 and break the bottom as cube roots of 3 and 7 and cancel out, then multiply the top and bottom by the cube root of three. Is that the correct way to rationalize? Please and thank you! \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #350867 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Cube root of 35 over the cube root of 21 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Multiply numerator and denomator by cbrt(21^2) to get: \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "= cbrt(35*21^2)/cbrt(21^3) \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "= cbrt(7^3*5*3^2)/21 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "= (7/21)*cbrt(45) \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "= (1/3)cbrt(45) \n" ); document.write( "================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "================== \n" ); document.write( " |