SOLUTION: I'm being asked to rationalize the denominator: sqrt 2 ----------- ------ 1+sqrt3 answer is: -sqrt 2 + sqrt 6 ----------- ----------- --- 2

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: I'm being asked to rationalize the denominator:
sqrt 2
------------------
1+sqrt3
answer is:
-sqrt 2 + sqrt 6
---------------------------
2
This question is from textbook Mathematics with Applications

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
rationalize the denominator:
(sqrt 2)/(1+sqrt3)
Multiply numerator and denominator by (1-sqrt3) to get:
[sqrt2*(1-sqrt3)]/[(1+sqrt3)(1-sqrt3)]
= [sqrt2 - sqrt6]/[1 - 3]
= [sqrt2 - sqrt6]/(-2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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