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Rationalizing a Denominator. Page 252. Sometimes when we use shortcuts to help find the length of sides, we get answers that have a radical (square root) in the denominator Example: a= . Rationalizing a Denominator.
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Rationalizing a Denominator Page 252
Sometimes when we use shortcuts to help find the length of sides, we get answers that have a radical (square root) in the denominator • Example: a=
Rationalizing a Denominator • Means to get rid of the radical in the denominator • Example: Simplify Multiply the numerator and the denominator by the radical in the denominator Simplify further if possible