Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - Chapter Review Exercises - Page 670: 59

Answer

$\frac{15+26\sqrt{x}+8x}{9-16x}$

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} \frac{5+2 \sqrt{x}}{3-4 \sqrt{x}}. \end{equation} Simplify by rationalizing the denominator. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \frac{5+2 \sqrt{x}}{3-4 \sqrt{x}}&=\frac{(5+2 \sqrt{x})}{(3-4 \sqrt{x})}\cdot \frac{\left(3+4 \sqrt{x}\right) }{\left( 3+4\sqrt{x}\right) }\\ & =\frac{5(3+4 \sqrt{x})+2\sqrt{x}(3+4 \sqrt{x})}{9-16x}\\ &=\frac{15+20\sqrt{x}+6\sqrt{x}+8x}{9-16x}\\ &=\frac{15+26\sqrt{x}+8x}{9-16x}. \end{aligned} \end{equation}
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