How do you rationalize the denominator and simplify sqrt(5/3)?

2 Answers
Jun 18, 2018

sqrt15/3

Explanation:

sqrt(5/3)

use the rule: sqrt(a/b) = sqrta/sqrtb

sqrt5/sqrt3

now multiply by 1 in the form a/a to rationalize:

sqrt5/sqrt3 * sqrt3/sqrt3 = sqrt15/sqrt9=sqrt15/3

Jun 18, 2018

sqrt15/3

Explanation:

sqrt(5/3) rArr sqrt5/sqrt3

sqrt5/sqrt3 xx sqrt3/sqrt3

rArr =sqrt15/sqrt9

rArr sqrt15/3