How do you simplify sqrt 2 / sqrt 10√2√10?
1 Answer
Aug 14, 2017
Explanation:
"to simplify a fraction with radicals we make the denominator"to simplify a fraction with radicals we make the denominator
"rational, that is remove the radical"rational, that is remove the radical
"using the "color(blue)"laws of radicals"using the laws of radicals
•color(white)(x)sqrtaxxsqrta=a∙x√a×√a=a
•color(white)(x)sqrtaxxsqrtbhArrsqrtab∙x√a×√b⇔√ab
"to remove the radical from the denominator multiply the"to remove the radical from the denominator multiply the
"numerator and denominator by "sqrt10numerator and denominator by √10
sqrt2/sqrt10xxsqrt10/sqrt10√2√10×√10√10
=sqrt(2xx10)/10=√2×1010
=sqrt20/10=sqrt(4xx5)/10=(sqrt4xxsqrt5)/10=(2sqrt5)/10=sqrt5/5=√2010=√4×510=√4×√510=2√510=√55