SOLUTION: Express with a rational denominator
-1+ the square root of -3
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1+ the square root of 3
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Question 432583: Express with a rational denominator
-1+ the square root of -3
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1+ the square root of 3
(note: the dashes mean divided by.)
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(-1+sqrt(3))/(1+sqrt(3))
(-1+sqrt(3))/(sqrt(3)+1) * (-1+sqrt(3))/(sqrt(3)-1)
=4-2sqrt(3)/2
=2-sqrt(3)
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Ed