document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53617>Question 53617</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rationalize the denominator or simplify <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281-sqrt%282%29%29%2F%282sqrt%283%29-sqrt%286%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281-sqrt%282%29%29%2F%282sqrt%283%29-sqrt%286%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #35886 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=35886\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I gave your probelm directions and changed your expression a little to be what I see most often.  If I guessed wrong,ley me know.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You need to multiply the denominator by its conjugate, so that it becomes the difference between two squares (a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2.  What ever you multiply by the denominator also has to be multiplied by the numerator.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%281-sqrt%282%29%29%282sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%286%29%29%29%2F%28%282sqrt%283%29-sqrt%286%29%29%282sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%286%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have to foil here:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%282sqrt%283%29%29%2B1%28sqrt%286%29%29-sqrt%282%29%282sqrt%283%29%29-sqrt%282%29%28sqrt%286%29%29%29%2F%282sqrt%283%29%282sqrt%283%29%29%2B2sqrt%283%29%28sqrt%286%29%29-sqrt%286%29%282sqrt%283%29%29-sqrt%286%29%28sqrt%286%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%286%29-2sqrt%286%29-sqrt%2812%29%29%2F%284%283%29%2B2sqrt%2818%29-2sqrt%2818%29-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=4*3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The square root of 4 is 2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-sqrt%286%29%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-sqrt%286%29%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy calculating! </SPAN>\n" );
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