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OpenStudy (imsleeziboii):

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OpenStudy (imsleeziboii):

Math help

OpenStudy (4everaddicted2anime):

What is the question?

OpenStudy (imsleeziboii):

To simplify the radical below, which of the following expressions would be multiplied by the radical?

OpenStudy (imsleeziboii):

thats the question

OpenStudy (4everaddicted2anime):

In order to simplify the expression, you need to multiply the denominator and numerator by the denominators complex conjugate. Do you know how to find the complex conjugate of \[-4-\sqrt{12}\]

OpenStudy (imsleeziboii):

No clue

OpenStudy (4everaddicted2anime):

The complex conjugate would be the same equation but instead of adding it would be subtracting and vise versa. Do you get it?

OpenStudy (imsleeziboii):

yea

OpenStudy (4everaddicted2anime):

The complex conjugate is \[-4+\sqrt{12}\] This expression needs to be multiplied by both the numerator and denominator of the original expression. What you should get is \[\frac{ 2\sqrt{15} }{ (-4-\sqrt{12)} }*\frac{ (-4+\sqrt{12} }{ (-4+\sqrt{12)} }\]

OpenStudy (imsleeziboii):

so the answer is -4+sqrt 12?

OpenStudy (4everaddicted2anime):

yes as long as it is in the numerator and denominator

OpenStudy (imsleeziboii):

okay cool

OpenStudy (imsleeziboii):

ty

OpenStudy (4everaddicted2anime):

your welcome

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