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Question 143455: simplify
a-b/sqrt a-sqrt b

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a-b)/(sqrt(a)-sqrt(b)) I assume that this is the problem.
=(a-b)/(sqrt(a)-sqrt(b)) * (sqrt(a)+sqrt(b))/(sqrt(a)+sqrt(b)) We must eliminate all sqrts in the denominator.
=(a-b)(sqrt(a)+sqrt(b))/(a-b)
=sqrt(a)+sqrt(b)
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Ed