SOLUTION: How do you solve the problem 1 diveded by the square root of 2?

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Question 476694: How do you solve the problem 1 diveded by the square root of 2?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Alan3354:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you solve the problem 1 diveded by the square root of 2?
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You want to rationalize the denominator:
(1/sqrt(2) = ?
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Multiply numerator and denominator by sqrt(2) to get:
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sqrt(2)/2
OR
(1/2)sqrt(2)
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Notice that the denominator is no longer an irrational number.
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There's nothing to solve for.
It's not an equation, there's no variable.
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1%2Fsqrt%282%29+=+sqrt%282%29%2F%28sqrt%282%29%2Asqrt%282%29%29+=+sqrt%282%29%2F2
You can get the radical out of the denominator, as above.