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Question
Rationalise the denominator `5/(3sqrt(5))`
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Solution
`5/(3sqrt(5)) = 5/(3sqrt(5)) xx sqrt(5)/sqrt(5)`
= `(5sqrt(5))/(3 xx 5)`
= `sqrt(5)/3`
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