Check sibling questions

We do not leave an irrational number in the denominator.

So, we rationalise the denominator.  Let us look at some examples

  1. Rationalise 1/√2
  2. Rationalise 1/2 +√3

Transcript

Some Identities (โˆš๐‘Ž)^2=๐‘Ž โˆš(๐‘Ž^2 )=๐‘Ž โˆš๐‘Ž๐‘=โˆš๐‘Ž ร—โˆš๐‘ โˆš(๐‘Ž/๐‘)=โˆš๐‘Ž/โˆš๐‘ (โˆš๐‘Žโˆ’โˆš๐‘)(โˆš๐‘Ž+โˆš๐‘)=๐‘Žโˆ’๐‘ (๐‘Žโˆ’โˆš๐‘)(๐‘Ž+โˆš๐‘)=๐‘Ž^2โˆ’๐‘ (โˆš๐‘Ž+โˆš๐‘)^2=๐‘Ž+๐‘+2โˆš๐‘Ž๐‘ (โˆš๐‘Ž+โˆš๐‘)(โˆš๐‘+โˆš๐‘‘)=โˆš๐‘Ž๐‘+โˆš๐‘Ž๐‘‘ + โˆš๐‘๐‘ + โˆš๐‘๐‘‘

  1. Chapter 1 Class 9 Number Systems
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Davneet Singh

Davneet Singh has done his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has been teaching from the past 14 years. He provides courses for Maths, Science and Computer Science at Teachoo