document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269969>Question 269969</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> rationalize denominator   ___5__<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                          2+sq rt 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not getting this...I have like five more...and I just need to see them worked out so I can finish this part.  Much Mahalo.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197919 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=197919\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We are trying to get an integer in the denominator so we will have a rational number, that is all. What can you multiply times the denominator to give an integer? 2-sqrt(3) in this case. (remember: (a-b)(a+b)=a^2-b^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/(2+sqrt(3)) * (2-sqrt(3))/(2-sqrt(3))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=5(2-sqrt(3))/(4-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=10-5sqrt(3)<BR>\n" );
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