From dd5e85779722d4042b494559d1859e966709e660 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: AAKANKSHACHOUHAN <40599771+AAKANKSHACHOUHAN@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 06:13:10 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Modify the text (#25275) If a number couldn't be expressed in p/q form where p,q are real numbers and q in non-zero, the number is said to be an irrational number .To simplify the fraction we should rationalize the denominator. Rationalizing the denominator can aid you to simplify certain equations. This could be done by the following listed methods - --- .../algebra/intro-to-rationalizing-the-denominator/index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/guide/english/mathematics/algebra/intro-to-rationalizing-the-denominator/index.md b/guide/english/mathematics/algebra/intro-to-rationalizing-the-denominator/index.md index aaeaa64b8b..f8fa244324 100644 --- a/guide/english/mathematics/algebra/intro-to-rationalizing-the-denominator/index.md +++ b/guide/english/mathematics/algebra/intro-to-rationalizing-the-denominator/index.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Intro to Rationalizing the Denominator --- ## Intro to Rationalizing the Denominator -If you can't express the denominator of a fraction in the form of a/b, where a and b are integers, then the denominator is irrational. To simplify the fraction we should rationalize the denominator. Rationalizing the denominator can aid you in solving certain equations. There are a couple ways to do this. +If a number couldn't be expressed in p/q form where p,q are real numbers and q in non-zero, the number is said to be an irrational number .To simplify the fraction we should rationalize the denominator. Rationalizing the denominator can aid you to simplify certain equations. This could be done by the following listed methods - ### Multiplying by a Root We can multiply the top and bottom by a root. Notice that we are multiplying the fraction by root 2 divided by itself which is just another way or writing 1.