Rationalize the Denominator and Simplify

question 457

Essay

Rationalize the denominator and simplify:

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Definitions:

Comparative Reasoning

The process of using what is more familiar to make interpretations, explanations, or inferences about what is less familiar.

Ideological Reasoning

The process of thinking that begins with abstractions or generalizations that express one’s core beliefs, concepts, values, or principles and proceeds to reason top down to specific applications. Ideological reasoning is deductive and axiomatic. The argument maker takes the ideological premises on faith.

Ethical Imperatives

Moral obligations or principles that compel certain actions or choices.