SOLUTION: Please help! Find the value of p and q such that: 1/(√5-2)=p+q√5 thank you !!

SOLUTION: Please help! Find the value of p and q such that: 1/(√5-2)=p+q√5 thank you !!

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Question 605829: Please help!
Find the value of p and q such that:
1/(√5-2)=p+q√5

thank you !!
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Notice that all I did was multiply the given expression by unity

Now I can say

Notice the denominator was like

and

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