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OpenStudy (anonymous):

rationalize the denominator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (tiffanymak1996):

\[\frac{ 6 }{ 7-2+2\sqrt{6}-3\sqrt{6} }\]

OpenStudy (tiffanymak1996):

\[\frac{ 6 }{ 5-\sqrt6 }\]

OpenStudy (tiffanymak1996):

\[\frac{ 6 }{ 5-\sqrt6 }\times \frac{ 5+\sqrt6 }{ 5+\sqrt6 }\]

OpenStudy (tiffanymak1996):

\[\frac{ 6(5+\sqrt6) }{ 25-6 }\]

OpenStudy (tiffanymak1996):

then just do the subtraction and multiplication, which should result in (30+6sqrt6)/19

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wow, thankyou! that made sense!

OpenStudy (tiffanymak1996):

good, usually for rationalizing the denominator, you just apply a^2 -b^2 = (a+b)(a-b), to eliminate the surds, then you're done.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanyou :)

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