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OpenStudy (anonymous):

can someone explain this simple thing to me, I'm a little confused

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ 1 }{ \frac{ 1 }{ \sqrt{y} } + 1}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i have that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

my book has this

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ \sqrt{y} }{ \sqrt{y}+1}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i now that when you divide by a fraction u flip it to turn it into multiplication. But im a little confused with this one

OpenStudy (shamil98):

you cant have a radical in the denominator.

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

you have the correct answer, the book just didn't want a fraction in a fraction try multiplying what you got by (√3 / √3)

OpenStudy (shamil98):

\[\frac{ \sqrt{y} }{ \sqrt{y} + 1 } \times \frac{ \sqrt{y} }{ ? }\] so you multiply the fraction by the radical

OpenStudy (shamil98):

√y*

OpenStudy (ranga):

Your answer and the book answer are the same but Just a different form. Multiply the top and bottom of your answer by sqrt(y) and you will get the book answer

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