Algebra 2 Common Core

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ISBN 10: 0133186024
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Chapter 6 - Radical Functions and Rational Exponents - 6-8 Graphing Radical Functions - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 420: 68

Answer

$\dfrac{\sqrt {6xy}}{{2y}}$

Work Step by Step

To eliminate the radical in the denominator, we need to multiply both numerator and denominator by the denominator: $\dfrac{\sqrt {3x}}{\sqrt {2y}} \times \dfrac{\sqrt {2y}}{\sqrt {2y}}$ Multiply radicals in the numerator and denominator: $\dfrac{\sqrt {(3x)(2y)}}{{\sqrt {(2y)(2y)}}}$ Where possible, write radicands as a product of squares so that we can take the square root of the squares and take them out from under the radical sign: $\dfrac{\sqrt {6xy}}{{\sqrt {(2^2)(y^2)}}}$ We can now take out all the squares from under the radical sign: $\dfrac{\sqrt {6xy}}{{2y}}$
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