To rationalize a denominator that has more than one term, you multiply the fraction by b/b , where B is the conjugate of the numerator. True or false?

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asked Jan 9, 2016 183k views

2 Answers

David Turvey · Answer 1 · 2016-01-10T04:42:54+0000

Answer:

True

Step-by-step explanation:

If you multiply the fraction by b+b, then it would be false. But if it's b/b, then it is true.

Alexander Volok · Answer 2 · 2016-01-14T11:36:52+0000

Answer:
False.

Step-by-step explanation:
To rationalize a denominator that has more than one term, you multiply the fraction by
(b)/(b)

, where "b" is the conjugate of the denominator not the numerator.