It is called rationalising the denominator.
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"rationalizing" the denominator
It is called rationalizing the denominator, and it is done by multiplying numerator and denominator by appropriate numbers. Note that if you do that, you will usually end up with radicals in the numerator. Examples: 1 / (square root of 2): Multiply numerator and denominator by the square root of 2. 1 / (square root of 2 + square root of 3): Multiply numerator and denominator by (square root of 2 - square root of 3).
Like Fractions
A fraction has two parts. On the top is the numerator, and on the bottom is the denominator. The line separating them is called the vinculum.
Radical expressions are called like radical expressionsif the indexes are the same and the radicands are identical.