SOLUTION: when you have a equation that has a radical on the bottom of the fraction you are not suppose to have radicals on the bottom of the equation so how would you solve a problem like t

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Question 67090: when you have a equation that has a radical on the bottom of the fraction you are not suppose to have radicals on the bottom of the equation so how would you solve a problem like that?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You multiply numerator and denominator by the radical to get rid
of the radical in the denominator.
Ex:
sqrt7/sqrt6 = [sqrt7*sqrt6]/[sqrt6*sqrt6]=sqrt42/6
This procedure is called "rationalizing the denominator".
Cheers,
Stan H.