SOLUTION: 4over square root 5 +square root 3 I worked it to 4(square root 5 -square root 3) over 2 Does this work out to 2(square root5-square root 3)? Am I on the right track?

Question 188729This question is from textbook saxon algebra 2
: 4over square root 5 +square root 3
I worked it to 4(square root 5 -square root 3) over 2
Does this work out to 2(square root5-square root 3)?
Am I on the right track? This question is from textbook saxon algebra 2

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the expression is then and you're correct. Good job.

You can simplify the expression by distributing to get , but that's trivial.

Note: Using a calculator, we can find that

and

So this shows us that

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