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OpenStudy (anonymous):

By Rationalising the denomonator show that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (freckles):

do you know that the conjugate of a-b is a+b?

OpenStudy (freckles):

or the conjugate of a+b is a-b?

OpenStudy (freckles):

so what is the conjugate of sqrt(2)+1?

OpenStudy (freckles):

\[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}+1} \cdot \frac{\text{ conjugate of } (\sqrt{2}+1)}{\text{ conjugate of } (\sqrt{2}+1)}\] This is how you will rationalize the denominator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Still dont get it

OpenStudy (sepeario):

How do I type in text like that? Inside the equation? @freckles

OpenStudy (sepeario):

A conjugate surd is where you invert the sign inside the expression.

OpenStudy (cggurumanjunath):

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