This is the first part of a three-part problem. express $18/sqrt 8$ in the form $a/sqrt b$, where $a$ and $b$ are integers and $b$ is as small as possible.

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Tank

2 December, 12:06

This is the first part of a three-part problem. express $18/sqrt 8$ in the form $a/sqrt b$, where $a$ and $b$ are integers and $b$ is as small as possible.

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Melvin Baldwin · Answer 1

For this case, the first thing we are going to do is rewrite the expression.

We have then:

(18) / root (8)

(18) / root (2 * 4)

(18) / 2 * root (2)

(9) / root (2)

Thus, the values of a and b are:

a = 9

b = 2

Answer:

a = 9

b = 2