Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.5 - Multiplying with More Than One Term and Rationalizing Denominators - Exercise Set - Page 550: 72

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{5\sqrt[4]{x^{2}y}}{xy^{2}}$

Work Step by Step

In the denominator, apply $\sqrt[n]{a}\times\sqrt[n]{b}=\sqrt[n]{ab},\qquad$ and $\sqrt[n]{a^{n}}=(\sqrt[n]{a})^{n}=a$ (for positive a). $\sqrt[4]{x^{2}y^{7}}=\sqrt[4]{y^{4}\times x^{2}y^{3}}=\sqrt[4]{y^{4}}\times\sqrt[4]{x^{2}y^{3}}=y\sqrt[4]{x^{2}y^{3}}$ we rationalize so that we get $\sqrt[4]{x^{4}y^{4}}$=$xy$ in the numerator $\displaystyle \frac{5}{y\sqrt[4]{x^{2}y^{3}}} \displaystyle \color{red}{ \cdot\frac{\sqrt[4]{x^{2}y}}{\sqrt[4]{x^{2}y}} }\qquad$ (rationalize) $=\displaystyle \frac{5\sqrt[4]{x^{2}y}}{y\sqrt[4]{x^{4}y^{4}}}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{5\sqrt[4]{x^{2}y}}{y\times xy}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{5\sqrt[4]{x^{2}y}}{xy^{2}}$
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