• Want to help us with this year's BoS Trials?
    Let us know before 30 June. See this thread for details
  • Looking for HSC notes and resources?
    Check out our Notes & Resources page

Rationalising denominator question (1 Viewer)

yanujw

Well-Known Member
Joined
May 23, 2020
Messages
343
Gender
Male
HSC
2022
Multiply the numerator and denominator by the denominator's conjugate (root 3). This gives you 4/3 x root(3) - 3/2 = a + b x root(3), so you equate the rational and irrational coefficients.
 

iloveschool1.

New Member
Joined
Feb 22, 2022
Messages
7
Gender
Female
HSC
N/A
Multiply the numerator and denominator by the denominator's conjugate (root 3). This gives you 4/3 x root(3) - 3/2 = a + b x root(3), so you equate the rational and irrational coefficients.
what would a and b be?

I got a=-3/2
B=4
Is that correct?
 

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 0, Guests: 1)

Top