SOLUTION: Help please, again :) 1: sqrt48a^5b divided by sqrt12ab 2: sqrt5(2sqrt45 - sqrt5) 3: 7 divided by 1- sqrt3) Can you show me the steps to do these, I'm just not getting it.

Algebra ->  Radicals -> SOLUTION: Help please, again :) 1: sqrt48a^5b divided by sqrt12ab 2: sqrt5(2sqrt45 - sqrt5) 3: 7 divided by 1- sqrt3) Can you show me the steps to do these, I'm just not getting it.       Log On

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2: sqrt5(2sqrt45 - sqrt5)= 2sqrt(225) - 5 = 30 - 5 = 25

3: 7 /(1- sqrt3) = 7*(1+sqrt(3) )/((1- sqrt3)(1+sqrt(3)) = (-7/2)(1+sqrt(3))

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