document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=93983>Question 93983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i think this is the right subject, but i am not sure. if you could help me anyway, that would be awesome. i really hope so, thank you so much. it says rationalize the following...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(p.s.(/x) means the square root of x) thank you so much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #68433 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=68433\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%28x%29%2B2%29%2F%28sqrt%28x%29-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%28x%29%2B2%29%2F%28sqrt%28x%29-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28sqrt%28x%29%2B2%29%2F%28sqrt%28x%29-1%29%29%28%28sqrt%28x%29%2B1%29%2F%28sqrt%28x%29%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Multiply the fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%28x%29%2B1%29%2F%28sqrt%28x%29%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%28x%29%2B1%29%2F%28sqrt%28x%29%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (which is a form of 1). This will rationalize the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%28x%29%2B2%29%28sqrt%28x%29%2B1%29%2F%28sqrt%28x%29-1%29%28sqrt%28x%29%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%28x%29%2B2%29%28sqrt%28x%29%2B1%29%2F%28sqrt%28x%29-1%29%28sqrt%28x%29%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%28x%29sqrt%28x%29%2Bsqrt%28x%29%2B2%2Asqrt%28x%29%2B2%29%2F%28x%2Bsqrt%28x%29-sqrt%28x%29-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Foil the numerator and the denominator \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%28x%29sqrt%28x%29%2Bsqrt%28x%29%2B2%2Asqrt%28x%29%2B2%29%2F%28x%2Bcross%28sqrt%28x%29-sqrt%28x%29%29-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Notice the root terms cancel in the denominator. Now the denominator is completely rational.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2Bsqrt%28x%29%2B2%2Asqrt%28x%29%2B2%29%2F%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2Bsqrt%28x%29%2B2%2Asqrt%28x%29%2B2%29%2F%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%29sqrt%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%29sqrt%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B3%2Asqrt%28x%29%2B2%29%2F%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B3%2Asqrt%28x%29%2B2%29%2F%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms </SPAN>\n" );
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