Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}\frac{\sqrt{60}}{\sqrt{12}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{60}}{\sqrt{12}}\frac{\sqrt{12}}{\sqrt{12}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{12\sqrt{5}}{12} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{5}}{1} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ }\sqrt{5}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ \sqrt{12}} $$. |
② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ \sqrt{60} } \cdot \sqrt{12} = 12 \sqrt{5} $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \sqrt{12} } \cdot \sqrt{12} = 12 $$ |
③ | Divide both numerator and denominator by 12. |