SOLUTION: please help me with this sum {{{ if a=4/(3-sqrt( 5 ))+4/a}}} find the value of a

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Question 752809: please help me with this sum
find the value of a

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


You ask for the value of a.
Multiply left side and right side by .





which IS in the form of and you can use the general solution for a quadratic eqaution. You will certainly want to look for a good way to simplify the expression/s resulting.

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