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Learn the rules for rationalizing the denominator, converting irrational numbers to rational, identifying rational and irrational numbers, and more with the Medina method.
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Rationalizing the Denominator Rule 1: There are NO perfect squares underneath the radical symbol. Rule 2: There are NO fractions underneath the radical symbol. Rule 3: There are NO radicals in the denominator. There are NO negatives underneath a square root. Rule 4: Medina
Rationalizing the Denominator Irrational Rational Numbers can either be rational or irrational Numbers that don’t make sense Numbers that make sense Make number into a decimal if it stops or has a pattern (repeating decimal) it’s rational Make the number into a decimal, if it keeps going and going without a pattern it’s irrational Medina
Rationalizing the Denominator Rationalizing the denominator is the process of converting a irrational number into a rational number.