Rationalisation (mathematics)
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Rationalisation (mathematics)
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In elementary algebra, root rationalisation is a process by which radicals in the denominator of an algebraic fraction are eliminated. If the denominator is a monomial in some radical, say a x n k, with k < n, rationalisation consists of multiplying the numerator and the denominator by x n n − k, and replacing x n n by x. If k ≥ n, one writes k = qn + r with 0 ≤ r < n, and x n k = x q x n r ; then one proceeds as above by multiplying by x n n − r. If the denominator is linear in some square root
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Removal of square roots from denominators
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2008-03-21T16:14:42Z
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2024-08-31T14:58:18Z
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