SOLUTION: Can you please helpe me find an inverse number of square root of 3 - natural number 1? And please show me step by step solution. Thank you in advance

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Question 1003999: Can you please helpe me find an inverse number of square root of 3 - natural number 1? And please show me step by step solution. Thank you in advance
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm thinking you want the multiplicative inverse (the additive inverse is just -sqrt(3) + 1)...so
1+%2F+%28sqrt%283%29+-+1%29
We multiply top and bottom by the conjugate sqrt(3) + 1 and get
%28sqrt%283%29%2B1%29+%2F+%283+-+1%29 = (remember (a+b)(a-b) = a^2 - b^2)
%28sqrt%283%29%2B1%29+%2F+2