document.write( "Question 582737: (1-√5)(1+√5) show work (: \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #372209 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%281-sqrt%285%29%29%281%2Bsqrt%285%29%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%281%29-sqrt%285%29%29%28highlight%281%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%281%29%2A%281%29=1\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%281%29-sqrt%285%29%29%281%2Bhighlight%28sqrt%285%29%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%281%29%2A%28sqrt%285%29%29=sqrt%285%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2Bhighlight%28-sqrt%285%29%29%29%28highlight%281%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%28-sqrt%285%29%29%2A%281%29=-sqrt%285%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2Bhighlight%28-sqrt%285%29%29%29%281%2Bhighlight%28sqrt%285%29%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%28-sqrt%285%29%29%2A%28sqrt%285%29%29=-%28sqrt%285%29%29%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we have the terms: \"1\", \"sqrt%285%29\", \"-sqrt%285%29\", \"-%28sqrt%285%29%29%5E2\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Bsqrt%285%29-sqrt%285%29-%28sqrt%285%29%29%5E2\" Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1-%28sqrt%285%29%29%5E2\" Now combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1-5\" Square \"sqrt%285%29\" to get 5.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%281-sqrt%285%29%29%281%2Bsqrt%285%29%29\" FOILs and simplifies to \"-4\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%281-sqrt%285%29%29%281%2Bsqrt%285%29%29=-4\".
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