Algebra 2 Common Core

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Chapter 6 - Radical Functions and Rational Exponents - Chapter Review - Page 424: 32

Answer

$\dfrac{2\sqrt5+5}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Rationalize the denominator by multiplying $\sqrt5$ to both the numerator and denominator to obtain: \begin{align*} &=\dfrac{2+\sqrt5}{\sqrt5} \cdot \dfrac{\sqrt5}{\sqrt5}\\\\ &=\dfrac{(2+\sqrt5)(\sqrt5)}{\sqrt{25}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{2(\sqrt5)+\sqrt5(\sqrt5)}{5}\\\\ &=\dfrac{2\sqrt5+\sqrt{25}}{5}\\\\ &=\dfrac{2\sqrt5+5}{5} \end{align*}
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