SOLUTION: rationalize the denominator 5 ____ 3+ square root 5

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Question 72988: rationalize the denominator
5
____
3+ square root 5
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rationalize the denominator
5
____
3+ square root 5
5%2F%283%2Bsqrt%285%29%29 Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator.
5%283-sqrt%285%29%29%2F%28%283%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%283-sqrt%285%29%29%29
%285%283%29%2B5%28-sqrt%285%29%29%29%2F%283%283-sqrt%285%29%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%2A%283-sqrt%285%29%29%29
%2815-5%2Asqrt%285%29%29%2F%289-3%2Asqrt%285%29%2B3%2Asqrt%285%29-sqrt%2825%29%29
%2815-5%2Asqrt%285%29%29%2F%289-5%29
highlight%28%2815-5%2Asqrt%285%29%29%2F4%29
Happy Calculating!!!!