document.write( "Question 415835: Please help me solve this Multiple choice question.
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document.write( " The expression 2/3-sqrt3 is equivalent to
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document.write( "a.) 3+sqrt3/3
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document.write( "b.) 3-sqrt3/3
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document.write( "c.) 1+2sqrt3
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document.write( "d.) 1-2sqrt3\r
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document.write( "I attempted this problem as follows..
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document.write( " First I multiplied by the conjugate which would be 3+sqrt3.
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document.write( "On the top I got 6+2sqrt3 on the bottom I got 9+3sqrt3-3sqrt3+3
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document.write( "I combined like terms on the bottom and was left with 12
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document.write( " I ended up with 6+2sqrt3/12
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document.write( "You can reduce the 6 and 12
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document.write( "My final answer was 2sqrt3/2 But that was not a choice.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #291474 by sudhanshu_kmr(1152)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "it is 1 + (1/sqrt3)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "we can write as\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(3+ sqrt3)/3 \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, answer is a.)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |