if under root 5 + under root 3 / under root 5 minus under root 3 is equals to X
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Concept:
Rationalizing the denominator is the process of changing an expression with a square root term in the denominator (or a number with a radical sign) into an equivalent expression with a rational number as the denominator. The example given below will help you understand this better:
Rationalize the denominator of 1/√3 in Example 1.
Solution: 1/√3 is the given radical expression.
Now, we must express 1/√3 as an equivalent expression with a rational number as the denominator.
√3 is an irrational number, yet its product, 3, is a rational one.
This means that we can obtain the necessary equivalent expression by multiplying 1/√3 by √3/3.
So,
1/√3=1√3 x√3/√3 =√3/3
Given:
x=(√5+√3)/(√5-√3)
y=(√5-√3)/(√5+√3)
Find:
Find x²+y²=?
Solution:
x=(√5+√3)/(√5-√3)
y=(√5-√3)/(√5+√3)
x²+y²=(√5+√3)/(√5-√3)²+(√5-√3)/(√5+√3)²
=(8+2√5)/2 + (8-2√5)/2
=(8+2√5 +8-2√5)/2
=16/2
=8
Therefore, the answer is 8
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