document.write( "Question 1117328: Show that [ sqrt(3 + sqrt(5)) - sqrt(3 - sqrt(5))]^2 = 2 \n" ); document.write( "
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To ease the notation, let A = \"+sqrt%283+%2B+sqrt%285%29%29+\" and B = \"+sqrt%283+-+sqrt%285%29%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then the Left Hand Side is \"+%28A+-+B%29+%5E2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28A-B%29%5E2++=+A%5E2+-+2AB+%2B+B%5E2++=+%28A%5E2%2BB%5E2%29+-+2AB+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5E2+=++3+%2B+sqrt%285%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+B%5E2+=+3+-+sqrt%285%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5E2+%2B+B%5E2++=++6+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so \"+%28A%5E2%2BB%5E2%29+-2AB+=+6-4+=+2+\" Done.
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