Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}\frac{\sqrt{17}}{\sqrt{19}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{17}}{\sqrt{19}}\frac{\sqrt{19}}{\sqrt{19}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{323}}{19}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ \sqrt{19}} $$. |
② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ \sqrt{17} } \cdot \sqrt{19} = \sqrt{323} $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \sqrt{19} } \cdot \sqrt{19} = 19 $$ |