SOLUTION: Hi, can you please help simplify this radical problem? {{{ sqrt(9)/(5+sqrt(2)) }}} Thanks for helping!

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Question 612862: Hi, can you please help simplify this radical problem?
+sqrt%289%29%2F%285%2Bsqrt%282%29%29+
Thanks for helping!
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+sqrt%289%29%2F%285%2Bsqrt%282%29%29+
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+sqrt%289%29%2F%285%2Bsqrt%282%29%29+%2A+%285-sqrt%282%29%29%2F%285-sqrt%282%29%29
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+%28sqrt%289%29%285-sqrt%282%29%29%29%2F%28%285%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%285-sqrt%282%29%29%29
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+%28sqrt%289%29%285-sqrt%282%29%29%29%2F%2825-2%29
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+%28sqrt%289%29%285-sqrt%282%29%29%29%2F23
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+%285sqrt%289%29-sqrt%282%29sqrt%289%29%29%2F23
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+%285%283%29-sqrt%282%2A9%29%29%2F23
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+%2815-sqrt%282%2A3%2A3%29%29%2F23
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+%2815-3sqrt%283%29%29%2F23
or
+15%2F23+-+%283%2F23%29sqrt%283%29