Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - 8.3 Multiplying and Dividing Radicals - 8.3 Exercises - Page 643: 51

Answer

$\frac{d\sqrt {21}}{3}$

Work Step by Step

First, we need to cancel out common terms in the numerator and denominator: $\sqrt {\frac{7d^2}{3}}$ Separate the radical: $\frac{\sqrt {7d^2}}{\sqrt {3}}$ Take the square root of any perfect squares: $\frac{d\sqrt {7}}{\sqrt {3}}$ We don't want to leave radicals in the denominator, so to get rid of radicals in the denominator, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by the denominator: $\frac{d\sqrt {7}}{\sqrt {3}} • \frac{\sqrt {3}}{\sqrt {3}}$ Multiply to simplify: $\frac{d\sqrt {21}}{\sqrt {9}}$ Take the square root of any perfect squares: $\frac{d\sqrt {21}}{3}$
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