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  • @angelarose4799
    @angelarose4799 4 роки тому +1194

    "why do we care, why do we have to rationalize the denominator?" because it's going to be on my test :(

    • @aracelygarcia8060
      @aracelygarcia8060 4 роки тому +4

      Angela Rose 😂😭

    • @supahx1421
      @supahx1421 4 роки тому +4

      Angela Rose It’s for limits and continuity in calculus

    • @mikuculus3720
      @mikuculus3720 4 роки тому +4

      Supah X I’m doing this in integral calculus I wish I learned earlier lol

    • @abhishekdhoriyani2312
      @abhishekdhoriyani2312 4 роки тому +7

      because i need bloody marks ,

    • @Kevin-pr1te
      @Kevin-pr1te 3 роки тому

      So true 😆

  • @rakithawijarathna5131
    @rakithawijarathna5131 5 років тому +402

    This man a living legend he’s helped so many people, Teachers aim to be you. I cannot thank you enough I’m taking high school dash one and this is beyond helpful. I honestly wish you were a teacher at my school.//Many thanks keep it up👍🏽

    • @Uz_06
      @Uz_06 5 років тому +2

      ikr

    • @daredevil559
      @daredevil559 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed

    • @tvesaatamannamohanty5948
      @tvesaatamannamohanty5948 2 роки тому

      @Vaasu Gupta Maybe learn vedic maths or abacus, I have learnt abacus, and I did it in seconds. but if you don't have much time or something and you are trying for olympiads or tests, learn vedic maths

    • @apexspirit3793
      @apexspirit3793 Рік тому

      @@mariomontero7721 bro is brainwashed

    • @mariomontero7721
      @mariomontero7721 Рік тому

      @@apexspirit3793 huh?

  • @joshciruli27
    @joshciruli27 9 років тому +286

    im only 13 and my pop is trying to get me ahead sometimes i cant understands the way he teaches me but you gave me a clear explanation thanks for putting in your time and effort

    • @AshrafAlHaqq
      @AshrafAlHaqq 6 років тому +50

      Josh Ciruli ur so lucky to have a dad like that

    • @watchmakingman9342
      @watchmakingman9342 6 років тому +40

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    • @pipi9280
      @pipi9280 5 років тому +13

      Your dad is a good man.

    • @rainbowwoo
      @rainbowwoo 5 років тому +8

      Josh Ciruli similar situation
      I’m twelve and my mom wants me to learn this stuff because I’m learning Algebra next semester. But she doesn’t teach me, she just gave me a workbook 😂

    • @kirstenalliyahmaypilar6261
      @kirstenalliyahmaypilar6261 5 років тому +2

      Gosh i cant understand this in class and we had an assignment soooo,that is why i went here

  • @hernaniCH
    @hernaniCH 10 років тому +704

    when i was still in highschool, i thought this is gonna be useless..
    now im in college, ahahahahahaha back to basics
    Thanks you good sir

    • @mrzombiesbo
      @mrzombiesbo 9 років тому +3

      Chris Hernani Same

    • @user-dz3qp3rd7f
      @user-dz3qp3rd7f 7 років тому +13

      this is basic???

    • @CrossfireVAL
      @CrossfireVAL 6 років тому +16

      Yes, very basic when it comes to Algebra 2 or higher levels of math.

    • @philip1875
      @philip1875 6 років тому +10

      Well if you are in Film College, it’s basically useless

    • @flairreviews_
      @flairreviews_ 6 років тому +1

      HAHAHHAA TRUE

  • @FreakigesSternchen
    @FreakigesSternchen 9 років тому +75

    oh my god thank you so much we're doing that in school right now and i missed a few days and no one bothered to explain it to me so thank you for making this!!

    • @hi_its_me_again6128
      @hi_its_me_again6128 Місяць тому

      cant imagin u were 9 years younger typing this.prob in high school

    • @FreakigesSternchen
      @FreakigesSternchen Місяць тому

      @@hi_its_me_again6128 lmaoooo you took me back

  • @akshar2715
    @akshar2715 8 років тому +85

    You sir, are one of the best teachers I have ever learnt from, Thank You.
    I just don't understand why rationalization is done.

    • @shirosejiokami4168
      @shirosejiokami4168 6 років тому +5

      I dont see why there are grades, and if below 70 u get held back...why school

    • @anxiety5413
      @anxiety5413 2 роки тому

      @@shirosejiokami4168 You want to be stupid all your life?

    • @achrafbenayyad.6539
      @achrafbenayyad.6539 3 місяці тому

      ​@@shirosejiokami4168Yes you are right bro, now I am in this situation. Maybe now you have an office job and forget about this bad system that excludes honesty.😂

  • @janehervilla7143
    @janehervilla7143 7 років тому +306

    Yep, pretty sure gonna fail my exams now

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    @scrawnic1111 Рік тому +14

    I have learnt all of my math from you Sal Khan. You are my true teacher. You have helped me rise in math to be one of the top mathematicians in my school. Thank you so much for your help.❤❤❤

  • @ericmacisaac3264
    @ericmacisaac3264 4 роки тому +66

    Lamo now that we are doing online schooling do to the quarantine, my teacher just leaves a bunch of links to your videos to teach us

  • @Swetlana0
    @Swetlana0 14 років тому +25

    Again perfect timing!!!!
    We are doing it class now!
    I am so happy!

    • @genox633
      @genox633 3 роки тому +5

      I guess you graduated hahaha

    • @gamingweeksupreme7370
      @gamingweeksupreme7370 2 роки тому +4

      @@genox633 you just casually replied to a comment after 12 years lol

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      @Penisbreathe_ 8 місяців тому +1

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      @iwantlotads 3 місяці тому +1

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  • @SS-hn8ue
    @SS-hn8ue 5 років тому +57

    Well I wish you were my teacher. My teacher doesn’t teach, we have to teach ourselves and she expects us to know how to do everything

    • @giddynun
      @giddynun 4 роки тому +9

      that sums up my maths teacher perfectly (no pun intended)

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    @fgdtryrt 9 років тому +20

    Thank you sooooo much. I can't tell you how many time your videos and great explanation skills have saved me!

  • @AcornFox
    @AcornFox 12 років тому +8

    Thank you so much, especially for giving actual reasons for doing this. The rocket science example flicked a switch in my head. When I was in high school no teacher could ever give a practical reason for anything other than "It's on the test," so I thought it was kind of stupid. Now that I am going back to college (after seven years) I love math, and this makes sense to me. Standards are crucial for collaboration: brilliant.

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    @makslin1642 Рік тому +1

    the best tutorial i have seen in the world of youtube.

  • @tanksoldier6273
    @tanksoldier6273 11 років тому +12

    thank you so much im taking my maths GCSE exam in november and this is the main topic i was struggling on, but not any more thanks to this video :)

  • @RIPTIDE_001
    @RIPTIDE_001 Рік тому +3

    Thank you sir. In 2 days there is my math exam and still I didn't know how to ratlionize until I saw your video. Thank you once again.

  • @marwinsteiner5817
    @marwinsteiner5817 3 роки тому +2

    Posted 11 years ago and still gold! :)

  • @reginald6183
    @reginald6183 3 роки тому +8

    How do you do that man, literally had my teacher explain this, and I did not get it. Having you explain it once and I completely understand. It's crazy. Thank you so much.

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    @zosulwemlwayo295 Рік тому +1

    chemical engineering student and this helped me 13 years later

  • @Denelle08
    @Denelle08 2 роки тому +7

    I'm in my senior finals, I can't remember the last time we had done this in school, but thanks you sir, I'm gonna be okay

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    @cardmagicmathias 11 років тому +7

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    @waynerd23 13 років тому +15

    this would have prevented a fist fight the last time my friend and I built a rocket

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    @muhammedanish3464 7 років тому +24

    Teaching level:100
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    • @damianxavier7343
      @damianxavier7343 3 роки тому

      well this was 11 years ago and when you commented it was 8 years old, so the it is understnadable.

  • @S4intOfM3rcyCOC
    @S4intOfM3rcyCOC 9 років тому +40

    I'm so done! This makes no sense in my classroom

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    @pragneshsolanki4949 4 роки тому +9

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      @JackBlack-qn7us 4 роки тому

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      @joephillippe 3 роки тому

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    @DiabaEdwige 11 років тому +14

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    • @Uz_06
      @Uz_06 5 років тому +1

      ikr

  • @KJoshi2006
    @KJoshi2006 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks sir you helped me a lot...
    ❤❤❤😍😍😍
    Now I m very familiar with rationalising..
    INFINITE THANKSSS 🙏🙇

  • @shhzaid
    @shhzaid 2 роки тому +1

    It aided me a lot for converting a pair fraction of variables into a like fraction to add up ... (qu. Formula)
    Thkx u khan acedmy

  • @Killin0Kread
    @Killin0Kread 13 років тому +5

    You just solved my home work for me :)
    Thanks :)

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    @shades45501 12 років тому

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  • @Cp_elisha
    @Cp_elisha 11 місяців тому +1

    wow sir i got something here thank u

  • @KornyKornzz
    @KornyKornzz Рік тому

    When stating the difference is squares, it gets a bit confusing but a binomial fraction that has a irrational denominator we use this formula to factor the difference using square to make it rational. Just for the denominator? Math is so much fun.

  • @bob-mh9rl
    @bob-mh9rl 4 роки тому +6

    6:58 why did it become - 24 MINUS 12 root 5??? it was just plus a while back

    • @hakley8436
      @hakley8436 3 роки тому

      Because it's math!

    • @hakley8436
      @hakley8436 3 роки тому +1

      Jk it's because the -1 is the denominator to both of them and when they split up they both become negative

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    @miguelaxa 14 років тому +2

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    @mashpranav 10 років тому +13

    Brilliant Khan sir!

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    @shaazsyed 10 років тому +5

    Thanks a lot Khan Academy. I had a test tomorrow, and this video helped a lot!

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  • @adityaguin4913
    @adityaguin4913 9 років тому +13

    At 7:02, why did sal put a negative sign in front of the 24? Isn't it positive 24..?

  • @minigamerz1958
    @minigamerz1958 2 роки тому +1

    Love from india
    Thank for this s video

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    @MSFR-911_ 2 роки тому

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  • @aayan5538
    @aayan5538 3 роки тому +1

    thankyou very much sir love from Pakistan

  • @eks9225
    @eks9225 3 роки тому +1

    I think I’ve watched this video at least 4 other times during high school. Now here I am college trig needing help again

  • @patoluis6349
    @patoluis6349 6 років тому +2

    Awesome Bro i am learning this at my school

  • @matthewrepko4348
    @matthewrepko4348 9 років тому +3

    thank you this was a great help on explaining what I was doing wrong

  • @karenrocha8627
    @karenrocha8627 2 роки тому

    so glad to have this, currently studying for a college exam tmr

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    @SunseekerPredator130 12 років тому +1

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  • @NoorNoonMoon
    @NoorNoonMoon 3 роки тому +1

    Heard it guys? We rationalize the denominator for esthetics ಥ‿ಥ

  • @hourthak2625
    @hourthak2625 Рік тому

    Teacher explain very well!

  • @opixiz_yt802
    @opixiz_yt802 2 місяці тому

    daug this vid was made when i was born yet its still so helpfull wow

  • @saleemadiallo4104
    @saleemadiallo4104 3 роки тому

    thank you smmmm I finally understand why we use the conjugates

  • @blazer070269
    @blazer070269 11 років тому +4

    The question I always got wrong on the test. Excellent now I can ace my final :D thank you!

  • @Sivaganga_r_nair
    @Sivaganga_r_nair Рік тому

    Thank you sir...😊😊 ❤ from India,kerala

  • @ellven1129
    @ellven1129 2 роки тому

    Sir l swear u r the best
    From KSA🔥

  • @-_-6440
    @-_-6440 3 роки тому +1

    At 3:50, wouldn’t that work? Because the square roots of 5 would cancel out, leaving 12/-3 = -4

    • @batman1542
      @batman1542 3 роки тому

      hey man you are the latest comment, can I ask you a favor?
      4/(√2 +1)^2
      can I make it like === 4/ 2^2 +1^2 ?

    • @-_-6440
      @-_-6440 3 роки тому

      @@batman1542 the square root of 2 to the power of 2 would cancel out, and 1 to the power of 2 is 1, leaving you with 4/2, or 1/2

  • @Souxz
    @Souxz 4 роки тому +4

    I like how everyone here is doing this in 9th grade while im over here doing this in 10th grade because my country's education is so behind

  • @alihussein4052
    @alihussein4052 2 роки тому

    at 5:30 i think it was supposed to be +5 because sqrt-5^2 is -5 and -(-5)=+5

  • @platons.plakarjr.2768
    @platons.plakarjr.2768 9 років тому +2

    Great lesson thanks for your effort

  • @theMiaow
    @theMiaow 4 роки тому

    If I’m not wrong outside of the US it’s called Conjugate Surds.
    Seems easier. Look it up if some of you are still struggling

  • @slottibarfast5402
    @slottibarfast5402 11 місяців тому +1

    How about some other irrationals like pi?

  • @RAMI-hy2bj
    @RAMI-hy2bj 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this nice explanation, I can rationalize now, but I still hate math.

  • @harumichannel7385
    @harumichannel7385 3 роки тому

    It's 10 years from now, my question is in 7:02 did you distribute the - to +12sqrt(15), that's why it became -12sqrt(15)?

  • @Brainrot476
    @Brainrot476 Рік тому

    Sal i simply cannot thank you enough for your existence

  • @clarkebillyjoed.bsrtiiid2472
    @clarkebillyjoed.bsrtiiid2472 5 років тому

    Thank you khan academy. You saved my life more than once. I love you

  • @maskeansinghbhullar
    @maskeansinghbhullar 2 роки тому +1

    So helpful

  • @Yahweh5995
    @Yahweh5995 Рік тому

    I ignored this in highschool now I'm doing Computer Science and I need this for calculus.

  • @1995a1995z
    @1995a1995z 14 років тому +1

    LOL, we were learning this in school, and I was like fuck it.... might as well go on UA-cam on my phone and learn everything in 10 mins on khanacademy... thanks man this really helps

  • @tehmjolnirpony
    @tehmjolnirpony 10 років тому +19

    What if you have a cube root squared?

    • @realmoe6410
      @realmoe6410 9 років тому +7

      Cube root isn't squared cube root is to multiply itself by 3 in essence if you wanna cancel a cube root you do that by Cubing it

    • @jeremycockburn2490
      @jeremycockburn2490 4 роки тому

      @@realmoe6410 that was not totally confusing at all!!!!

  • @Greeneyedlauren
    @Greeneyedlauren 11 років тому +8

    You rock .

  • @kyoto754
    @kyoto754 2 роки тому

    I want a teacher like you for myself

  • @chivers9652
    @chivers9652 6 років тому

    Dear lord thx a lot Sal i think I’m not gonna fail that test tmr!

  • @pandemade3875
    @pandemade3875 8 років тому +2

    OH my gosh thankkkk youuuu too muchhhhh helps me lots.

  • @elishagunasekara4038
    @elishagunasekara4038 5 років тому

    Thank you so much! I was googling how to divide surds when I glimpsed at the title of this video. I did n't even need to watch the video...(whisper) the title says it all.

    • @utea5548
      @utea5548 5 років тому

      do you know why some answers could be simplified to decimals but some can't? Can you explain it to me please that's all I don't know

    • @elishagunasekara4038
      @elishagunasekara4038 5 років тому +1

      @@utea5548 This is because some surds are best defined just as they are, in terms of accuracy. As some surds when simplified, gives us recurring decimals, which would be inconvenient and inaccurate to write as decimals, which is why it is better to leave them as surds. Mathematicians are lazy, you know.

    • @utea5548
      @utea5548 5 років тому

      @@elishagunasekara4038 tysm u a live saver

    • @elishagunasekara4038
      @elishagunasekara4038 5 років тому +1

      @@utea5548 Glad, I could be of assistance.

  • @yuekunliu1735
    @yuekunliu1735 4 роки тому +3

    Due to the epidemic, we sort of learned this on Zoom😂 And now Im gonna have a test on this😭😭😭 = failed the test😜

  • @EvinNazya
    @EvinNazya 8 років тому

    Can you PLEASE do Dividing Radicals??

  • @GiulioVonKerman
    @GiulioVonKerman 3 місяці тому

    Thanks! I forgot during the summer!

  • @abdulhakim5215
    @abdulhakim5215 7 років тому

    Thanks sir this video help me a lot to be honest I am still 7th grade but I like theses kind of problems

  • @its_soup8447
    @its_soup8447 2 роки тому

    this man has taught me more than my teachers legend

  • @yassineparo5142
    @yassineparo5142 3 роки тому

    I just solved my home work thanks you 😊

  • @sa.rahtonin
    @sa.rahtonin 5 років тому +1

    I have a question; do you do the same thing if there are two square roots in the equation? For example like:
    2
    -
    √2 + √7
    Thank you so much!

    • @samanthawales5471
      @samanthawales5471 2 роки тому

      Since they are both square roots ( as opposed to one square and one cube) you add them together to get 9 as the radicand.

    • @sa.rahtonin
      @sa.rahtonin 2 роки тому

      @@samanthawales5471 i appreciate the help a lot but i graduated high school now

    • @araitol3935
      @araitol3935 2 роки тому

      @@sa.rahtonin Lmao and you know that this guy is trolling right?

    • @sa.rahtonin
      @sa.rahtonin 2 роки тому

      @@araitol3935 wait really? looks like I still need the help then 💀

    • @araitol3935
      @araitol3935 2 роки тому +1

      @@sa.rahtonin you can't just add the square roots

  • @jackmadden8236
    @jackmadden8236 8 років тому +69

    fakkkk i have test on this next day

  • @karrikamp
    @karrikamp 12 років тому +2

    Thank you, I got it :)

  • @gurujisgrace27
    @gurujisgrace27 5 років тому

    Rationalize the denominator very clearly Know about thanks for make this video it's a nice video

  • @mohammadarzan9518
    @mohammadarzan9518 8 років тому +4

    Thx a lot! This really helped! :D

  • @finn738
    @finn738 8 років тому

    Ugh... You make it so easy to understand hahaha. Thank you so much

  • @deeboy3236
    @deeboy3236 8 років тому +24

    when you reach GOD mode in math

  • @Shreyashlomate13
    @Shreyashlomate13 5 місяців тому

    0:33

  • @daliadas4892
    @daliadas4892 4 роки тому

    Thanks for knowledge

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    @lixblirx8026 3 роки тому

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  • @Josh.V
    @Josh.V Рік тому

    Now that's what I call a Neat trick

  • @knifefest
    @knifefest 12 років тому

    Though technically sqrt(5) times 2 would be equal to sqrt(5) times sqrt(4), which would equal sqrt(5 times 4) or sqrt(20), and from there you can rationalize without the conjugate.

  • @Tebowfan10
    @Tebowfan10 13 років тому

    Omg thank khannn you make it solo much easier to understand

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    @thepookgaming826 6 років тому

    Thank you khan academy.

  • @danielroy8795
    @danielroy8795 2 роки тому

    shout out MATHSPAPA calculator for showing me this video💖

  • @laughingclairvoyant5201
    @laughingclairvoyant5201 3 роки тому +1

    We know that (a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2 but is it same for (a-b)(a+b) I mean is this formula commutative??? Can anyone tell please

  • @1995a1995z
    @1995a1995z 13 років тому

    Thank you helped a lot

  • @Breyerlover4ever23
    @Breyerlover4ever23 7 років тому

    I completely understand this now! Thank you!

  • @Muras44AKI
    @Muras44AKI Рік тому

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  • @originalglazed
    @originalglazed 8 років тому +1

    8:52 TEN...... TEN......