document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=74896>Question 74896</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can anyone help me with this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My problem is how to rationalize the denominator:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #53812 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=53812\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> SEEMS LIKE I'VE DONE THIS ONE BEFORE.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F%28sqrt%286%29-sqrt%285%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F%28sqrt%286%29-sqrt%285%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  First, multiply both numerator and denominator by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  we can do this because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%2F%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%2F%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > equals 1 and we want to do this to get rid of the radicals in the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%29%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%29%2F%28%28sqrt%286%29-sqrt%285%29%29%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and this equals\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%29%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%29%2F%286-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282%29%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%29%2F%286-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and this reduces to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------------ans\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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