In this article, we will discuss how to rationalize denominators with radicals.
What is Rationalization?
Removing the radicals from the denominator of the fraction allows us to add, subtract, multiply and divide the fractions in a simple way. There are three cases when we have a radical in the denominator. We follow different rationalization procedures to remove the radicals in all these three cases. These three scenarios are:"The process of removing radicals or imaginary numbers from the denominator in such a way that the number in the denominator is converted to a rational number only is known as rationalization"
- When we have a fraction of the type
- When we have a fraction of the type
- When we have the fraction
In the next section, we will solve examples in which we will rationalize the fraction belonging to the above three categories.
Example 1
Solve
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Solution
To rationalize the above fraction, we need to multiply and divide the fraction by the root in the denominator. In the above example, the root in the denominator is
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is equal to
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Example 2
Solve
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Solution
To rationalize the above fraction, we need to multiply and divide the fraction by the root in the denominator. In the above example, the root in the denominator is
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by
like this:
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Example 3
Rationalize the following fraction:
Solution
When we get the fraction of the type
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like this:
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Example 4
Rationalize the following fraction:
Solution
When we get the fraction of the type
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like this:
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Example 5
Rationalize the following fraction:
Solution
When we get the fraction of the type
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Example 6
Rationalize the following fraction:
Solution
When we get the fraction of the type
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Example 7
Rationalize the following fraction:
Solution
When we get the fraction of the type
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like this:
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Example 8
Rationalize the following fraction:
Solution
When we have the fraction of the type
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Example 9
Rationalize the following fraction:
Solution
When we have the fraction of the type
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Example 10
Rationalize the following fraction:
Solution
When we have the fraction of the type
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Example 11
Rationalize the following fraction:
Solution
When we have the fraction of the type
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Example 12
Rationalize the following fraction:
Solution
When we get the fraction of the type
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like this:
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