Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{2\sqrt{17}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{2\sqrt{17}}\frac{\sqrt{17}}{\sqrt{17}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{2\sqrt{85}}{34} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{85}}{17}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ \sqrt{17}} $$. |
| ② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ 2 \sqrt{5} } \cdot \sqrt{17} = 2 \sqrt{85} $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ 2 \sqrt{17} } \cdot \sqrt{17} = 34 $$ |
| ③ | Divide both numerator and denominator by 2. |