Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
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Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - 8.3 Multiplying and Dividing Radicals - 8.3 Exercises - Page 643: 53

Answer

$\frac{5\sqrt {14xy}}{21y}$

Work Step by Step

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: $\frac{5\sqrt {2x}}{3\sqrt {7y}} • \frac{3\sqrt {7y}}{3\sqrt {7y}}$ Multiply to simplify: $\frac{15\sqrt {14xy}}{9\sqrt {49y^2}}$ Take the square root of any perfect squares: $\frac{15\sqrt {14xy}}{9 • 7 • y\sqrt {49y^2}}$ Multiply coefficients: $\frac{15\sqrt {14xy}}{63y}$ Divide numerator and denominator by any factors common to both: $\frac{5\sqrt {14xy}}{21y}$
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