SOLUTION: Rationalize and simplify: 5 / x-√2

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Question 327491: Rationalize and simplify: 5 / x-√2
Answer by user_dude2008(1862) About Me  (Show Source):
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5/(x-sqrt(2))


[5(x+sqrt(2))]/[(x-sqrt(2))(x+sqrt(2))]


(5x+5*sqrt(2))/(x^2-2)