Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Rational Expressions - 1.4 Exercises - Page 44: 93

Answer

$\dfrac{\sqrt{r}+\sqrt{2}}{5}=\dfrac{r-2}{5\sqrt{r}-5\sqrt{2}}$

Work Step by Step

$\dfrac{\sqrt{r}+\sqrt{2}}{5}$ Multiply both numerator and denominator by $\sqrt{r}-\sqrt{2}$ and simplify: $\dfrac{\sqrt{r}+\sqrt{2}}{5}=\Big(\dfrac{\sqrt{r}+\sqrt{2}}{5}\Big)\Big(\dfrac{\sqrt{r}-\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{r}-\sqrt{2}}\Big)=\dfrac{(\sqrt{r})^{2}-(\sqrt{2})^{2}}{5(\sqrt{r}-\sqrt{2})}=...$ $...=\dfrac{r-2}{5\sqrt{r}-5\sqrt{2}}$
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