Rationalize the Denominator $\frac { 5 \sqrt { x } } { \sqrt { x } - 5 \sqrt { y } }$

question 72

Multiple Choice

Rationalize the denominator. Assume that all variables represent nonnegative numbers and that the denominator is not
zero.
- $\frac { 5 \sqrt { x } } { \sqrt { x } - 5 \sqrt { y } }$

• A) \(\frac { 5 \sqrt { x } ( \sqrt { x } + 5 \sqrt { y } ) } { x - 5 y }\)
• B) \(\frac { 5 \sqrt { x } ( \sqrt { x } + 5 \sqrt { y } ) } { x + 5 y }\)
• C) \(\frac { 5 \sqrt { x } ( \sqrt { x } + 5 \sqrt { y } ) } { x - 25 y }\)
• D) \(\frac { 5 \sqrt { x } ( \sqrt { x } - 5 \sqrt { y } ) } { x + 25 y }\)

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