document.write( "Question 232906: 2 minus the square root of 5
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2 minus the square root of 5
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply NUM and DEN by the conjugate of the DEN
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\n" ); document.write( "= $\"%282-sqrt%285%29%29%2A%2816%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%2F231\"$
\n" ); document.write( "= $\"%2832+-+5+-+14sqrt%285%29%29%2F231\"$
\n" ); document.write( "= $\"%2827+-+14sqrt%285%29%29%2F231\"$
\n" ); document.write( "ALWAYS multiply by the conjugate of the denominator.
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