How do you rationalize the denominator and simplify the expression $(x-1)/sqrtx$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-04-20T20:50:48

Multiply and divide by $sqrt(x)$ :
$(x-1)/sqrt(x)*sqrt(x)/sqrt(x)=sqrt(x)(x-1)/x=sqrt(x)-sqrt(x)/x$

Answer 2 · 2015-04-21T00:18:17

Apr 21, 2015

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How do you rationalize the denominator and simplify the expression (x-1)/sqrtx(x-1)/sqrtx?