how would you simplify sq root of 7 over sqroot of 8?
D dianuhhhh New member Joined Apr 6, 2006 Messages 2 Apr 6, 2006 #1 how would you simplify sq root of 7 over sqroot of 8?
D Denis Senior Member Joined Feb 17, 2004 Messages 1,707 Apr 6, 2006 #2 dianuhhhh said: how would you simplify sq root of 7 over sqroot of 8? Click to expand... type those like this: sqrt(7) / sqrt(8) Multiply numerator and denominator by sqrt(8): sqrt(7) * sqrt(8) = sqrt(56) sqrt(8) * sqrt(8) = 8 So we now have: sqrt(56) / 8 sqrt(56) = sqrt(4 * 14) = 2sqrt(14) So now we have: 2sqrt(14) / 8 = sqrt(14) / 4 ; capish?
dianuhhhh said: how would you simplify sq root of 7 over sqroot of 8? Click to expand... type those like this: sqrt(7) / sqrt(8) Multiply numerator and denominator by sqrt(8): sqrt(7) * sqrt(8) = sqrt(56) sqrt(8) * sqrt(8) = 8 So we now have: sqrt(56) / 8 sqrt(56) = sqrt(4 * 14) = 2sqrt(14) So now we have: 2sqrt(14) / 8 = sqrt(14) / 4 ; capish?