Concept explainers
Rationalize: The denominator of given fraction.
Answer to Problem 33WE
Rationalized form of denominator of fraction
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The expression
Formula used:
Rationalizing the denominator is to eliminate the radical terms like square root and cube root from denominator,
To rationalize the denominator, we multiply the conjugate to denominator to both numerator and denominator.
Recall that to rationalize the denominator, we multiply the conjugate of denominator to both numerator and denominator.
Conjugate of
Multiplying
Using identity
Rationalized form of denominator of fraction
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