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La Chica
Dec 3, 2007, 01:16 PM
How do I simplify 19/ the square root of 2 by rationalizing the denominator?

bobsmyuncle
Dec 3, 2007, 05:11 PM
Multiply numerator and denominator by sqrt(2), yielding


(19 * sqrt(2)) / 2