the square root of 3+√5 is
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Let
√ 3+√5 = √x + √y
squaring in both sides
( √ 3+√5 ) ( √ 3+√5 )
= ( √x + √y ) ( √x + √y )
3 + √5 = x + y + 2√xy
It implies that
3 = x + y and √5 = 2√xy
Squaring the later equation
5 = 4xt
from this
y = 5/4x
substitute the right hand side into
x + y = 3 to get x + 5/4x = 3
multiply by 4x
4x ( x ) + 4x ( 5/4x ) = 4x ( 3 )
4x² + 5 = 12x
4x² - 12x + 5 = 0
( 2x - 5 ) ( 2x - 1 ) = 0
x = 5/2 or x = 1/2
Now
x = 5/2
means that
y = 5/ 4(5/2)
y = 5/2(5)
y = 5/10 = 1/2
so
x = 5/2 and y = 1/2
or
x = 1/2 and y = 5/2
so x and y are interchangeable
:. √ 3+√5 = √1/2 + √5/2
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