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Rationalize the numerator by multiplying both numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator.$$\frac{\sqrt{p}+\sqrt{q}}{\sqrt{p}-\sqrt{q}}$$
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We need to rationalize the numerator, so we multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator. The conjugate of the numerator is $\sqrt{p}-\sqrt{q}$. Show more…
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