Algebra 2 Common Core

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Chapter 6 - Radical Functions and Rational Exponents - 6-3 Binomial Radical Expressions - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 378: 36

Answer

$\dfrac{-11-8\sqrt{2}}{14}$

Work Step by Step

Multiplying the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of the denominator, the given expression, $ \dfrac{3+\sqrt{8}}{2-2\sqrt{8}} ,$ is equivalent to \begin{align*}\require{cancel} & \dfrac{3+\sqrt{8}}{2-2\sqrt{8}}\cdot\dfrac{2+2\sqrt{8}}{2+2\sqrt{8}} \\\\&= \dfrac{(3+\sqrt{8})(2+2\sqrt{8})}{2^2-(2\sqrt{8})^2} &\left( \text{use }(a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2 \right) \\\\&= \dfrac{3(2)+3(2\sqrt{8})+\sqrt{8}(2)+\sqrt{8}(2\sqrt{8})}{2^2-(2\sqrt{8})^2} &\left( \text{use FOIL} \right) \\\\&= \dfrac{6+6\sqrt{8}+2\sqrt{8}+2(8)}{4-4(8)} \\\\&= \dfrac{6+6\sqrt{8}+2\sqrt{8}+16}{4-32} \\\\&= \dfrac{22+8\sqrt{8}}{-28} \\\\&= \dfrac{22+8\sqrt{4\cdot2}}{-28} \\\\&= \dfrac{22+8\sqrt{(2)^2\cdot2}}{-28} \\\\&= \dfrac{22+8(2)\sqrt{2}}{-28} \\\\&= \dfrac{22+16\sqrt{2}}{-28} \\\\&= \dfrac{\cancel{22}^{-11}\cancel{+16}^{-8}\sqrt{2}}{\cancel{-28}^{14}} &\left( \text{divide by }-2 \right) \\\\&= \dfrac{-11-8\sqrt{2}}{14} .\end{align*} Hence, the rationalized-denominator form of the given expression is $ \dfrac{-11-8\sqrt{2}}{14} $.
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