1. R a d i c a l U n i t Rationalizing the Denominator Medina1

2. Rationalizing the Denominator Medina2 Rule 1: There are NO perfect squares underneath the radical symbol. There are NO fractions underneath the radical symbol. Rule 2: Rule 3: There are NO radicals in the denominator. Rule 4: There are NO negatives underneath a square root.

3. Rational Medina3 Rationalizing the Denominator Irrational Numbers that make sense Make number into a decimal if it stops or has a pattern (repeating decimal) it’s rational Numbers that don’t make sense Make the number into a decimal, if it keeps going and going without a pattern it’s irrational Numbers can either be rational or irrational

4. Rationalizing the Denominator Rationalizing the denominator is the process of converting a irrational number into a rational number.

5. Rationalizing the Denominator