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: 52

Answer

$\frac{\sqrt {55m}}{5}$

Work Step by Step

First, we need to cancel out common terms in the numerator and denominator: $\sqrt {\frac{11m}{5}}$ Separate the radical: $\frac{\sqrt {11m}}{\sqrt {5}}$ 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: $\frac{\sqrt {11m}}{\sqrt {5}} • \frac{\sqrt {5}}{\sqrt {5}}$ Multiply to simplify: $\frac{\sqrt {55m}}{\sqrt {25}}$ Take the square root of any perfect squares: $\frac{\sqrt {55m}}{5}$
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