SOLUTION: Simplify 4- squareroot3/ 2-squareroot3 rationalize the denominator

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Question 553467: Simplify
4- squareroot3/
2-squareroot3
rationalize the denominator
Answer by mathstutor494(120) About Me  (Show Source):
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4- squareroot3/2-squareroot3
Rationalize the denominator by multiplying above term by (2+squareroot3), we get
> {(4- squareroot3)*(2+squareroot3)}/{(2-squareroot3)*(2+squareroot3)}
> {(8-(2squareroot3)+(4squareroot3)-3}/(2-3)
Rearranging similar terms, we get
> (5+2squareroot3)/-1
> -(5+2*1.73)
> -8.46 Ans