If you have a/√b, which expression is equal to it?

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To understand why the expression ((a/√b) \times (√b/√b)) is equal to (a/√b), let’s break it down.

Starting with the expression (a/√b), multiplying it by (√b/√b) is effectively multiplying by a form of 1, since (√b/√b) is equivalent to 1 as long as (b) is positive and not equal to zero. This multiplication does not change the value of the original expression, but it transforms it into a different form.

Carrying out the multiplication, we have:

[ \frac{a}{\sqrt{b}} \times \frac{\sqrt{b}}{\sqrt{b}} = \frac{a \cdot \sqrt{b}}{\sqrt{b} \cdot \sqrt{b}} = \frac{a \cdot \sqrt{b}}{b} ]

Here, we find that the numerator becomes (a \cdot \sqrt{b}) and the denominator becomes (b) (since (\sqrt{b} \cdot \sqrt{b} = b)).

The resulting expression

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