document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=72238>Question 72238</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072934662/algebrahomeworkh>Elementary Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "square root of 2/ ( square root of 2 + square root of 5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #51646 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=51646\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%29%2F%28sqrt%282%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%29%2F%28sqrt%282%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%282%29%2F%28sqrt%282%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%29%2A%28%28sqrt%282%29-sqrt%285%29%29%2F%28sqrt%282%29-sqrt%285%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Multiply top and bottom by the conjugate of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%282%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%282%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%282%29-sqrt%285%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%282%29-sqrt%285%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%282%29%2A%28sqrt%282%29-sqrt%285%29%29%29%2F%28%28sqrt%282%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%2A%28sqrt%282%29-sqrt%285%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >FOIL the denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%282%29%2A%28sqrt%282%29-sqrt%285%29%29%29%2F%282-sqrt%282%29%2Asqrt%285%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%2Asqrt%285%29-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%282%29%2A%28sqrt%282%29-sqrt%285%29%29%29%2F%282%2Bcross%28-sqrt%282%29%2Asqrt%285%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%2Asqrt%285%29%29-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Terms cancel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%282%29%2A%28sqrt%282%29-sqrt%285%29%29%29%2F%282-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%282%29%2A%28sqrt%282%29-sqrt%285%29%29%29%2F%282-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Distribute the numerator and simplify the denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282-sqrt%282%29%2Asqrt%285%29%29%2F%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282-sqrt%282%29%2Asqrt%285%29%29%2F%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Which can be further written as<BR>\n" );
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