document.write( "Question 195955: Rationalize the denominator
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Algebra.Com's Answer #146933 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"2%2F%28sqrt%286%29-sqrt%285%29%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%29%2F%28%28sqrt%286%29%29%5E2-%28sqrt%285%29%29%5E2%29\" FOIL the denominator (use the difference of squares formula)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%29%2F%286-5%29\" Square each term.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%29%2F%281%29\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2Asqrt%286%29%2B2%2Asqrt%285%29\" Distribute\r
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