SOLUTION: Rationalize the denominator in the following. (Assume all expressions appearing under a square root symbol represent nonnegative numbers.) 8/√x+√y √= squa

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Question 430477: Rationalize the denominator in the following. (Assume all expressions appearing under a square root symbol represent nonnegative numbers.)
8/√x+√y
√= square root
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Hi

Rationalize the denominator in the following

I.  Multiply both numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator

  %28%288%29%29%2F%28%28sqrt%28x%29%2Bsqrt%28y%29%29%29+*%28%28sqrt%28x%29-sqrt%28y%29%29%29%2F%28%28sqrt%28x%29-sqrt%28y%29%29%29

  8%28sqrt%28x%29-sqrt%28y%29%29%2F%28x%2By%29