document.write( "Question 709471: How to solve this type of problem:
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document.write( "Rationalize the denominators
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document.write( "square root of 5 over 8y^3\r
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document.write( "I tried to multiply by a conjugate, which I believe would just be 8y^3
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document.write( "And I just got completely lost. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #436591 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rationalize the denominators \n" ); document.write( "square root of 5 over 8y^3 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "sqrt[5/(8y^3)] \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Multiply numerator and denominator by sqrt(2y) to get: \n" ); document.write( "= sqrt[10y/16y^4] \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "= (1/4y^2)sqrt(10y) \n" ); document.write( "===================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "===================== \n" ); document.write( " |