alleryStart learning →The process developed for removing a radical from a denominator is called:
ARationalizing the denominator
BSquaring the denominator
CReversing the denominator
DDoubling the denominator
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Rationalizing the denominator
1. A radical in the denominator is treated as untidy.
2. Expressions may end up with a square root in the denominator.
3. For this reason a process was developed.
4. That process is called rationalizing the denominator.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 'Roots and Radicals', sections 9.1-9.8_
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