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I'm wondering why we teach algebra students that they MUST rationalize the denominator of a fraction containing a radical. Many books that I have seen state "it is often desireable to rationalize the denominator..." but I can't think of an obvious reason why.
I did a cursory Google search and came up empty, so I came back here. So, any good reasons out there?
As usual, Thanks!
I did a cursory Google search and came up empty, so I came back here. So, any good reasons out there?
As usual, Thanks!