Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}\frac{7}{2\sqrt{2}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{7}{2\sqrt{2}}\frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{7\sqrt{2}}{4}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ \sqrt{2}} $$. |
② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ 7 } \cdot \sqrt{2} = 7 \sqrt{2} $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ 2 \sqrt{2} } \cdot \sqrt{2} = 4 $$ |