SOLUTION: Simplify: 3/5- sqrt 2 The / means that the 3 is over the rest of the problem, not just the 5.

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Question 6603: Simplify:
3/5- sqrt 2
The / means that the 3 is over the rest of the problem, not just the 5.
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
so, 3%2F%285-sqrt%282%29%29. We shall multiply this by 1, to keep the same answer, but I shall write 1 as %28%285%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%29%2F%28%285%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%29... so



%2815%2B3sqrt%282%29%29%2F%2825-2%29
%2815%2B3sqrt%282%29%29%2F23

jon.