SOLUTION: Where does the 4 come from in sqrt(3)+sqrt(3)/3 =4/3sqrt(3)

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Question 1059404: Where does the 4 come from in
sqrt(3)+sqrt(3)/3
=4/3sqrt(3)
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's substitute for ,
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Put a 1 under the first term:



The least common denominator of 1 and 3 is 3,
so we multiply the first fraction by :









Factor out  on top:









Edwin
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