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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply the fraction by 1 in the form of the conjugate of the denominator divided by itself. The conjugate of a binomial

. The product of a binomial and its conjugate is the difference of two squares -- hence the radical in the denominator goes away. And you don't care how ugly the numerator gets.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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