Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.5 - Multiplying with More Than One Term and Rationalizing Denominators - Exercise Set - Page 552: 138

Answer

It makes sense.

Work Step by Step

This makes sense. Rationalizing the denominator of a radical expression is equivalent to multiplying a number by $1$, because we are dividing a number or expressing by itself. The same is true for rewriting a rational expression with a common denominator.
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