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Rationalize the denominator


Rationalize the denominator ​-example-1
User Elmonkeylp
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Answer:

B

Explanation:

There are many ways of seeing this problem. One of them is

cube root(5) / cube root (9) which translates to

cube root(5)/ cube root(3*3)

To rationalize the denominator you need another 3 in the denominator.

Rule: To rationalize anything, you need the power in denominator to be divisible by the power on the denominator. Whatever it takes to get it up to get it to a number that is divisible by the root is what you multiply the denominator by.

So in this case, you need 3 threes in the denominator. You have 2. You need 1 more. If you add 1 more root in the denominator, you must do the same in the numerator.

cube root(5)*cube root (3) / (cube root (3 * 3) * cube root (3) )

cube root (15) / cube root (3 * 3 * 3)

cube root (15) / 3

Answer B is the closest.

User Orrd
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The fraction is a cubic root, so to rationalize the denominator, you would multiply them by 3.

The answer is b. 3

User FKayani
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