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Algebra.Com's Answer #84934 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Multiply by the fraction by $\"%28sqrt%283%29-sqrt%285%29%29%2F%28sqrt%283%29-sqrt%285%29%29\"$ . Note $\"sqrt%283%29-sqrt%285%29\"$ is the conjugate of $\"sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%285%29\"$ .\r
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Combine the fractions\r
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Foil the denominator\r
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Cancel like terms\r
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Foil the numerator\r
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