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document.write( "the square root of 5/the square root of 5 + 2 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #145950 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! simplify \n" ); document.write( "the square root of 5/the square root of 5 + 2 \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "sqrt(5)/[sqrt(5)+2)] \n" ); document.write( "Multiply numerator and denominator by sqrt(5)-2 to get: \n" ); document.write( "----------------------- \n" ); document.write( "[sqrt(5)*(sqrt(5)-2)]/[5-4] \n" ); document.write( "= (5 -2sqrt(5) \n" ); document.write( "==================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |