TyErd Messages 297 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Mar 13, 2010 #1 ok, how do you simplify: ((sqrt3)/3)+1 /(1-(sqrt3)/3)
vela Staff Emeritus Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 16,225 Reaction score 2,895 Mar 13, 2010 #2 Rationalize the denominator.
TyErd Messages 297 Reaction score 0 Mar 13, 2010 #3 sooo is it...((sqrt3)/3)+1 /(1-(sqrt3)/3) * (1+(sqrt3)/3)/(1+(sqrt3)/3) ?
Mark44 Mentor Insights Author Messages 38,144 Reaction score 10,741 Mar 14, 2010 #4 Yes. What you are doing is multiplying by 1 (in the form (1+(sqrt3)/3)/(1+(sqrt3)/3)). You can always multiply by 1 without changing the value of the expression being multiplied.
Yes. What you are doing is multiplying by 1 (in the form (1+(sqrt3)/3)/(1+(sqrt3)/3)). You can always multiply by 1 without changing the value of the expression being multiplied.