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business and finance interest ratesHow do you rationalize the numerator with two terms?
Furthermore, how do you rationalize the numerator?
So, in order to rationalize the denominator, we need to getrid of all radicals that are in the denominator.
- Step 1: Multiply numerator and denominator by a radical thatwill get rid of the radical in the denominator.
- Step 2: Make sure all radicals are simplified.
- Step 3: Simplify the fraction if needed.
- Multiply Both Top and Bottom by a Root. Sometimes we can justmultiply both top and bottom by a root:
- Multiply Both Top and Bottom by the Conjugate. There is anotherspecial way to move a square root from the bottom of a fraction tothe top we multiply both top and bottom by the conjugate of thedenominator.
what is rationalize in math?
The process by which a fraction is rewritten so that thedenominator contains only rational numbers. A variety of techniquesfor rationalizing the denominator are demonstrated below.Square Roots. (a > 0, b > 0, c > 0) Examples.
To rationalize the denominator, you must multiplyboth the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate ofthe denominator. Remember to find the conjugate all you haveto do is change the sign between the two terms. Step 2:Distribute (or FOIL) both the numerator and thedenominator.