Problem

Rationalize the expression 52.

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So the expression becomes 522.

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Step 1 :Multiply the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of the denominator, which in this case is 2.

Step 2 :This gives us 5222.

Step 3 :Simplify the denominator 22 to 2.

Step 4 :So the expression becomes 522.

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