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Question 388950: what is 3+radical 5 divided by radical 5?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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(3+sqrt(5))/sqrt(5) Writing the problem in English is more confusing than using mathematical symbols.
=(3+sqrt(5))/sqrt(5) * sqrt(5)/sqrt(5) In order to rationalize the denominator.
=(3sqrt(5)+5)/5
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Ed