Q. 12x775x4Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the given expression?Choose 1 answer:(A) 65x3x(B) 6x253x(C) 2x5(D) 2x25x
Simplify square roots: Simplify the square roots separately.We have the expression 12x775x4. We can simplify the square roots by factoring out perfect squares.75x4=25⋅3⋅x4=25⋅3⋅x4=5x2312x7=4⋅3⋅x6⋅x=4⋅3⋅x6⋅x=2x33x
Divide simplified square roots: Divide the simplified square roots.Now we divide the expressions we found in Step 1.(2x33x5x23)
Cancel out common terms: Cancel out common terms.The 3 terms cancel out, and we can simplify the x terms by subtracting the exponents.2x3x5x2= 2xx5
Rationalize the denominator: Rationalize the denominator.To rationalize the denominator, we multiply the numerator and the denominator by x to eliminate the square root in the denominator.2xxx5x= 2x25x
Check the answer choices: Check the answer choices.Now we compare our simplified expression with the answer choices.(A) (5x3x)/(6) - Incorrect, as there is no x term in the numerator.(B) (53x)/(6x2) - Incorrect, as there is no 3 term in the numerator.(C) (5)/(2x) - Incorrect, as the denominator is not rationalized.(D) (5x)/(2x2) - Correct, as it matches our simplified expression.
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