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Question 154587: Can you help with this Algebra I practice test problem?
Write a quotient without a square root in the denominator: shows 2/x under square root symbol.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+sqrt%282%2Fx%29+
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The idea is to eliminate all radicals from the denominator.
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We can rewrite the original equation as:
+sqrt%282%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+
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Now, to get rid of the sqrt from the denominator we multiply by:
+sqrt%28x%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+
which is essentially multiplying it by 1:
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+sqrt%282%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+%2A+sqrt%28x%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+
By doing the multiplication, we get:
+sqrt%282x%29%2Fx++