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== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
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| + | Let <math>k=\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3}</math> | ||
| + | Then <math>\frac{\sqrt{2}}{k-\sqrt{5}}\implies \frac{\sqrt{2}(k+\sqrt{5})}{k^2-\sqrt{5}^2}\implies\frac{\sqrt{2}k+\sqrt{10}}{k^2-5}\implies \frac{\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3})+\sqrt{10}}{(\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3})^2-5}\implies \frac{2+\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{10}}{2\sqrt{6}}\implies\frac{2\sqrt{6}+6+\sqrt{60}}{12}\implies \frac{\sqrt{6}+3+\sqrt{15}}{6}\fbox{A}</math> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:54, 1 May 2016
Problem
With a rational denominator, the expression 
is equivalent to:
Solution
Let 
Then 
See also
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