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• The square root of a sum is not the sum of the square roots.
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Unit: Roots and Radicals Module: Operations with Radical Expressions [Page 1 of 1]
Rationalizing Denominators
• The number 1 can be written as a fraction with any number or expression as the
numerator so long as the same number or expression is used as the denominator
(except for 0). In other words, 1 = 78/78 or (3a + b)/(3a + b), and so on.
• The conjugate of a given binomial is a binomial that contains the same terms but
with the opposite sign connecting the two terms; i.e., (a - b) and (a + b) are
conjugates of each other. When you multiply a binomial by its conjugate, you are
left with the difference of two squares and no middle terms.
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