SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve this? I have to rationalize (the square root of 5) over (the square root of 5)-(1)

SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve this? I have to rationalize (the square root of 5) over (the square root of 5)-(1)

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Question 190860: Can you please help me solve this? I have to rationalize (the square root of 5) over (the square root of 5)-(1)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression

Multiply both the numerator and the denominator by

FOIL the denominator using the difference of squares formula

Square each term

Combine like terms.

Distribute

Multiply

So
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