Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
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Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - 8.3 Multiplying and Dividing Radicals - 8.3 Exercises - Page 643: 74

Answer

$\frac{24-6\sqrt{3a}}{16-3a}$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=\frac{6}{4+\sqrt{3a}}$ Multiply and divide by the conjugate of the denominator. $=\frac{6}{4+\sqrt{3a}}\cdot \frac{4-\sqrt{3a}}{4-\sqrt{3a}}$ Use distributive property and the FOIL method. $=\frac{24-6\sqrt{3a}}{16-4\sqrt{3a}+4\sqrt{3a}+(\sqrt{3a})(-\sqrt{3a})}$ Simplify. $=\frac{24-6\sqrt{3a}}{16-3a}$.
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