How do you rationalize the denominator and simplify (7sqrt8)/(4sqrt56)?

2 Answers
Apr 11, 2018

sqrt7/4

Explanation:

(7sqrt8)/(4sqrt56) xx sqrt56/sqrt56

= (7sqrt8xx sqrt56)/(4xx56)

= (7sqrt(8xx 8xx7))/(4xx56)

= (7 xx 8 sqrt7)/(4xx56)

= sqrt7/4

Apr 11, 2018

sqrt7/4

Explanation:

(7 sqrt 8)/(4 sqrt 56)

:.=(7 sqrt(2*2*2))/(4 sqrt(14*4))

sqrt2*sqrt2=2

:.=(14 sqrt2)/(8 sqrt14)

:.=(14 sqrt2)/(8 sqrt14)xx(8 sqrt14)/(8 sqrt14)

:.=(cancel 112^1 sqrt 28)/cancel 896^8

:.=(sqrt 28)/8

:.=sqrt(2*2*7)/8

:.=(2 sqrt 7)/8

:.=sqrt 7/4