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What is the answer in simplest terms.

What is the answer in simplest terms.-example-1
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Answer:

-2sqrt(2x)

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x

Explanation:

To rationalize the denominator, we need to get rid of the square root. We need to multiply by sqrt(8x)/sqrt(8x)

-8 sqrt(8x)

---------- * -----------

sqrt(8x) sqrt(8x)

-8sqrt(8x)

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8x

We can cancel the 8 in the top and bottom

-sqrt(8x)

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x

We also notice that 8 is made up of 4 and 2

-sqrt(8) sqrt(x)

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x

-sqrt(4) sqrt(2x)

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x

-2sqrt(2x)

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x

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