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OpenStudy (hhopke):

Help!

OpenStudy (hhopke):

\[\frac{ \sqrt{42} }{ 7 }\]

OpenStudy (hhopke):

How to simplify?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first find the square root of 42

OpenStudy (hhopke):

That's 6.48074069841

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then you would divide that by 7

OpenStudy (hhopke):

That's how we get simplest form? But it's a decimal in a fraction.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh, you want simplist form?

OpenStudy (hhopke):

yes.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it was already in it's simplist form

OpenStudy (anonymous):

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%E2%88%9A42%2F7

OpenStudy (hhopke):

I originally had \[\sqrt{\frac{ 6 }{ 7 }}\] and had to rationalize the denominator and simplify. Is \[\frac{ \sqrt{42} }{ 7 }\] that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes that is the simplest form

OpenStudy (hhopke):

Okay. Thank you!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

np

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you did the work i just set it up

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