Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{\sqrt{45}}{\sqrt{72}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{45}}{\sqrt{72}}\frac{\sqrt{72}}{\sqrt{72}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{18\sqrt{10}}{72} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{10}}{4}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ \sqrt{72}} $$. |
| ② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ \sqrt{45} } \cdot \sqrt{72} = 18 \sqrt{10} $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \sqrt{72} } \cdot \sqrt{72} = 72 $$ |
| ③ | Divide both numerator and denominator by 18. |