Warm Up Simplify each expression. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Objectives Rationalize denominators.
A quotient with a square root in the denominator is not simplified A quotient with a square root in the denominator is not simplified. To simplify these expressions, multiply by a form of 1 to get a perfect-square radicand in the denominator. This is called rationalizing the denominator.
Directions: Simplify the quotient.
Example 1 Multiply by a form of 1 to get a perfect-square radicand in the denominator. Product Property of Square Roots. Simplify the denominator.
Example 2 Multiply by a form of 1 to get a perfect-square radicand in the denominator. Simplify the square root in denominator.
Example 3 Multiply by a form of 1 to get a perfect-square radicand in the denominator. Simplify the square root in denominator.
Example 4 Multiply by a form of 1 to get a perfect-square radicand in the denominator. Simplify the square root in denominator.
Example 5 Multiply by a form of 1 to get a perfect-square radicand in the denominator. Simplify the square root in denominator. Factor and simplify the square root in the numerator.
Example 6
Lesson Summary Simplify each quotient. 1. 2.