Where does the 1 come from in this problem? The one that is under 1-r. We needed to solve for a? I'm just not sure why they put
the 1
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Well if you're referring to rationalizing 
, which simply means, getting rid of the pesky radical at the bottom
well, it boils down to, hmm say... a quantity or even a polynomial, multiplied times 1, is itself, 2*1=2, 3*1 = 3, ducks*1 = ducks, spaghetti * 1 = spaghetti
or whatever * 1 = whatever
and the value of the multiplicand, doesn't change in anyway, is the same thing before and after the multiplication by 1
now....1 can also be a fraction
so.. when you're doing
and the value multiplicand doesn't change in any way
now, try this in your calculator
well, it boils down to, hmm say... a quantity or even a polynomial, multiplied times 1, is itself, 2*1=2, 3*1 = 3, ducks*1 = ducks, spaghetti * 1 = spaghetti
or whatever * 1 = whatever
and the value of the multiplicand, doesn't change in anyway, is the same thing before and after the multiplication by 1
now....1 can also be a fraction
so.. when you're doing
and the value multiplicand doesn't change in any way
now, try this in your calculator
Answer:
7/15
Step-by-step explanation:
If we're seeing how much pizza they both ate, we would add them together.
Find the common denominator
add
7/15 of the pizza was eaten