Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}\frac{\sqrt{12}}{\sqrt{16}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{12}}{\sqrt{16}}\frac{\sqrt{16}}{\sqrt{16}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{8\sqrt{3}}{16} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ \sqrt{16}} $$. |
② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ \sqrt{12} } \cdot \sqrt{16} = 8 \sqrt{3} $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \sqrt{16} } \cdot \sqrt{16} = 16 $$ |
③ | Divide both numerator and denominator by 8. |