Derivative Rationalizing

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__1________       -    ___1_____
√(x+h)² - 5             √(x²-5)
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sorry about that, i hope this helps
I need to find out how to rationalize this

 

[pka]

First, simply the fraction $\displaystyle \frac{{\sqrt {x^2 - 5} - \sqrt {\left( {x + h} \right)^2 - 5} }}{{h\left( {\sqrt {x^2 - 5} } \right)\left( {\sqrt {\left( {x + h} \right)^2 - 5} } \right)}}$.
Then rationalize by multiplying numerator and denominator by $\displaystyle \sqrt {x^2 - 5} + \sqrt {\left( {x + h} \right)^2 - 5}$

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so what happened to the 1's on top in the first part of the question, how were you able to get rid of those?

 

[Unco]

Cross multiply.

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oh alright thanks alot, so i just cross the top as it was its own equation? and then its all overe h and then i multiply by the roots to rationalize?