Algebra 2 Common Core

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ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Chapter 9 - Sequences and Series - 9-3 Geometric Sequences - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 586: 72

Answer

$\frac{3 \sqrt {3x}}{7x}$

Work Step by Step

Multiply both the numerator and denominator by a factor that will eliminate the radical in the denominator. That factor, in this exercise, will be $\sqrt {2x}$: $\frac{3 \sqrt {6}}{7 \sqrt {2x}} \bullet \frac{\sqrt {2x}}{\sqrt {2x}}$ Multiply to simplify: $\frac{3 \sqrt {12x}}{7 \sqrt {4x^2}}$ Take the square roots of all perfect squares: $\frac{3 \sqrt {12x}}{14x}$ Rewrite the radicand in the numerator as the product of a perfect square and other factors: $\frac{3 \sqrt {(4 \bullet 3)(x)}}{14x}$ Take the square root of the perfect square in the radicand of the numerator: $\frac{6 \sqrt {3x}}{14x}$ Cancel out common factors in the numerator and denominator: $\frac{3 \sqrt {3x}}{7x}$
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