SOLUTION: Simplify: 5 - sq root 2/sq root 2

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Question 142762: Simplify:
5 - sq root 2/sq root 2
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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(5 - sq root 2)/sq root 2
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(5 - sqrt(2))/sqrt(2)
Multiply numerator and denominator by sqrt(2) to get:
(5sqrt(2) - 2) / 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.