SOLUTION: 1/square root of 3

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Question 380900: 1/square root of 3
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2Fsqrt%283%29
Mathematicians do not like "radical signs" (the square root symbol) in the denominator. To remove it, we "rationalize" the fraction:
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1%2Fsqrt%283%29+%2A+sqrt%283%29%2Fsqrt%283%29
sqrt%283%29%2F%28sqrt%283%29%2Asqrt%283%29%29
sqrt%283%29%2F%28sqrt%283%2A3%29%29
sqrt%283%29%2F3%29