SOLUTION: simplifying -6/9-3 square root 3

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Question 1066611: simplifying
-6/9-3 square root 3
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, ikleyn:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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If this is -6/(9-3 sqrt(3))
multiply top and bottom by the conjugate, which is 9+3 sqrt (3); the conjugate product is the square of the first term minus the square of the second term, or 9^2-9*3
-6 (9+3 sqrt (3))/(81-27)
-18(3+sqrt(3))/54
-3 sqrt (3)/3

Answer by ikleyn(52946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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