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-The process of writing a radical expression as an equivalent expression but without a radical in the denominator is called ــــــــــــــ the denominator.
A) rationalizing
B) radicand
C) index
D) imaginary unit

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Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below.

-The process of writing a radical expression as an equivalent expression but without a radical in the denominator is called ــــــــــــــ the denominator.
A) rationalizing 
B) radicand 
C) index 
D) imaginary unit

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Rationalizing the denominator involves rewriting a radical expression so that the denominator contains no radicals, typically by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by a suitable radical.

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