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Most teachers tell you to keep radicals out of the denominator because it is considered bad form and makes the number harder to understand at first glance. If/when you get to calculus however, this rule is completely ignored and you are expected to keep radicals in the denominators during most operations. So bottom line, if you pardon the pun, is radicals are perfectly fine in the denominator.
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What is the process called of eliminating a radical fom the denominator?
It is called rationalising the denominator.
What is The process called of removing a radical from the denominator in order to simplify the expression?
"rationalizing" the denominator
28 radical 3 divided by 3?
It could be written as 28 divided by radical 3. However, you will normally be required to rationalise the denominator which brings you back to 28 radical 3 divided by 3.
When simplifying radical expressions by rationalizing the denominator what is meant by finding the conjugate of the denominator?
The 6th radical is raising something to the 1/6 power, and the 5th radical is the 1/5 power. Dividing means you subtract the exponents, and 1/6-1/5 is -1/30. The answer would be 1/(30th rad of the term).
What is simplest radical form?
Simplest radical form means simplifying a radical so that there are no more square roots, cube roots, 4th roots and such left to find. It also means removing any radicals in the denominator of a fraction.
