SOLUTION: 2 minus the square root of 5 divided by 16 minus the square root of 5.

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Question 232906: 2 minus the square root of 5
divided by 16 minus the square root of 5.
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2 minus the square root of 5
divided by 16 minus the square root of 5.
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%282-sqrt%285%29%29%2F%2816-sqrt%285%29%29
Multiply NUM and DEN by the conjugate of the DEN
=
= %282-sqrt%285%29%29%2A%2816%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%2F231
= %2832+-+5+-+14sqrt%285%29%29%2F231
= %2827+-+14sqrt%285%29%29%2F231
ALWAYS multiply by the conjugate of the denominator.