How to find a ratio of square roots - ACT Math

It might be a little difficult taking a fourth root of 100 to isolate x by itself; it might be easier to select an integer and take that number to the fourth power. For example 34 = 81 and 44 = 256. Since 34 is less than 100 and 44 is greater than 100, x would lie between 3 and 4.

To find a ratio like this, you need to divide by . Recall that when you have the square root of a fraction, you can "distribute" the square root to the numerator and the denominator. This lets you rewrite as:

Next, you can write the ratio of the two variables as:

Now, when you divide by a fraction, you can rewrite it as the multiplication by the reciprocal. This gives you:

Simplifying, you get:

You should rationalize the denominator:

This is the same as:

The ratio of two numbers is merely the division of the two values. Therefore, for the information given, we know that the ratio of

to

can be rewritten:

Now, we know that the square root in the denominator can be "distributed" to the numerator and denominator of that fraction:

Thus, we have:

To divide fractions, you multiply by the reciprocal:

Now, since there is one in , you can rewrite the numerator:

This gives you:

Rationalize the denominator by multiplying both numerator and denominator by :

Let's be careful how we write the numerator so as to make explicit the shared factors:

Now, reduce:

This is the same as

It might be a little difficult taking a fourth root of 100 to isolate x by itself; it might be easier to select an integer and take that number to the fourth power. For example 34 = 81 and 44 = 256. Since 34 is less than 100 and 44 is greater than 100, x would lie between 3 and 4.

To find a ratio like this, you need to divide by . Recall that when you have the square root of a fraction, you can "distribute" the square root to the numerator and the denominator. This lets you rewrite as:

Next, you can write the ratio of the two variables as:

Now, when you divide by a fraction, you can rewrite it as the multiplication by the reciprocal. This gives you:

Simplifying, you get:

You should rationalize the denominator:

This is the same as:

The ratio of two numbers is merely the division of the two values. Therefore, for the information given, we know that the ratio of

to

can be rewritten:

Now, we know that the square root in the denominator can be "distributed" to the numerator and denominator of that fraction:

Thus, we have:

To divide fractions, you multiply by the reciprocal:

Now, since there is one in , you can rewrite the numerator:

This gives you:

Rationalize the denominator by multiplying both numerator and denominator by :

Let's be careful how we write the numerator so as to make explicit the shared factors:

Now, reduce:

This is the same as

It might be a little difficult taking a fourth root of 100 to isolate x by itself; it might be easier to select an integer and take that number to the fourth power. For example 34 = 81 and 44 = 256. Since 34 is less than 100 and 44 is greater than 100, x would lie between 3 and 4.

To find a ratio like this, you need to divide by . Recall that when you have the square root of a fraction, you can "distribute" the square root to the numerator and the denominator. This lets you rewrite as:

Next, you can write the ratio of the two variables as:

Now, when you divide by a fraction, you can rewrite it as the multiplication by the reciprocal. This gives you:

Simplifying, you get:

You should rationalize the denominator:

This is the same as:

The ratio of two numbers is merely the division of the two values. Therefore, for the information given, we know that the ratio of

to

can be rewritten:

Now, we know that the square root in the denominator can be "distributed" to the numerator and denominator of that fraction:

Thus, we have:

To divide fractions, you multiply by the reciprocal:

Now, since there is one in , you can rewrite the numerator:

This gives you:

Rationalize the denominator by multiplying both numerator and denominator by :

Let's be careful how we write the numerator so as to make explicit the shared factors:

Now, reduce:

This is the same as

It might be a little difficult taking a fourth root of 100 to isolate x by itself; it might be easier to select an integer and take that number to the fourth power. For example 34 = 81 and 44 = 256. Since 34 is less than 100 and 44 is greater than 100, x would lie between 3 and 4.

To find a ratio like this, you need to divide by . Recall that when you have the square root of a fraction, you can "distribute" the square root to the numerator and the denominator. This lets you rewrite as:

Next, you can write the ratio of the two variables as:

Now, when you divide by a fraction, you can rewrite it as the multiplication by the reciprocal. This gives you:

Simplifying, you get:

You should rationalize the denominator:

This is the same as:

The ratio of two numbers is merely the division of the two values. Therefore, for the information given, we know that the ratio of

to

can be rewritten:

Now, we know that the square root in the denominator can be "distributed" to the numerator and denominator of that fraction:

Thus, we have:

To divide fractions, you multiply by the reciprocal:

Now, since there is one in , you can rewrite the numerator:

This gives you:

Rationalize the denominator by multiplying both numerator and denominator by :

Let's be careful how we write the numerator so as to make explicit the shared factors:

Now, reduce:

This is the same as

It might be a little difficult taking a fourth root of 100 to isolate x by itself; it might be easier to select an integer and take that number to the fourth power. For example 34 = 81 and 44 = 256. Since 34 is less than 100 and 44 is greater than 100, x would lie between 3 and 4.

To find a ratio like this, you need to divide by . Recall that when you have the square root of a fraction, you can "distribute" the square root to the numerator and the denominator. This lets you rewrite as:

Next, you can write the ratio of the two variables as:

Now, when you divide by a fraction, you can rewrite it as the multiplication by the reciprocal. This gives you:

Simplifying, you get:

You should rationalize the denominator:

This is the same as:

The ratio of two numbers is merely the division of the two values. Therefore, for the information given, we know that the ratio of

to

can be rewritten:

Now, we know that the square root in the denominator can be "distributed" to the numerator and denominator of that fraction:

Thus, we have:

To divide fractions, you multiply by the reciprocal:

Now, since there is one in , you can rewrite the numerator:

This gives you:

Rationalize the denominator by multiplying both numerator and denominator by :

Let's be careful how we write the numerator so as to make explicit the shared factors:

Now, reduce:

This is the same as

It might be a little difficult taking a fourth root of 100 to isolate x by itself; it might be easier to select an integer and take that number to the fourth power. For example 34 = 81 and 44 = 256. Since 34 is less than 100 and 44 is greater than 100, x would lie between 3 and 4.

To find a ratio like this, you need to divide by . Recall that when you have the square root of a fraction, you can "distribute" the square root to the numerator and the denominator. This lets you rewrite as:

Next, you can write the ratio of the two variables as:

Now, when you divide by a fraction, you can rewrite it as the multiplication by the reciprocal. This gives you:

Simplifying, you get:

You should rationalize the denominator:

This is the same as:

The ratio of two numbers is merely the division of the two values. Therefore, for the information given, we know that the ratio of

to

can be rewritten:

Now, we know that the square root in the denominator can be "distributed" to the numerator and denominator of that fraction:

Thus, we have:

To divide fractions, you multiply by the reciprocal:

Now, since there is one in , you can rewrite the numerator:

This gives you:

Rationalize the denominator by multiplying both numerator and denominator by :

Let's be careful how we write the numerator so as to make explicit the shared factors:

Now, reduce:

This is the same as

It might be a little difficult taking a fourth root of 100 to isolate x by itself; it might be easier to select an integer and take that number to the fourth power. For example 34 = 81 and 44 = 256. Since 34 is less than 100 and 44 is greater than 100, x would lie between 3 and 4.

To find a ratio like this, you need to divide by . Recall that when you have the square root of a fraction, you can "distribute" the square root to the numerator and the denominator. This lets you rewrite as:

Next, you can write the ratio of the two variables as:

Now, when you divide by a fraction, you can rewrite it as the multiplication by the reciprocal. This gives you:

Simplifying, you get:

You should rationalize the denominator:

This is the same as: