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Which of the following is equivalent to the fraction below when the denominator has been rationalized and

Which of the following is equivalent to the fraction below when the denominator has-example-1
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Rationalizing the denominator,


\begin{gathered} (12)/(√(x)-√(x-6))*(√(x)+√(x-6))/(√(x)+√(x-6))=(12(√(x)+√(x-6)))/((√(x)-√(x-6))(√(x)+√(x-6))) \\ \\ =(12(√(x)+√(x-6)))/(x-(x-6))=(12(√(x)+√(x-6)))/(x-x+6)=(12(√(x)+√(x-6)))/(6)=2(√(x)+√(x-6)) \end{gathered}

The correct option is C.

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