SOLUTION: simplify: 6- sqrt 5 / 4+ sqrt 5

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Question 6653: simplify:
6- sqrt 5 / 4+ sqrt 5
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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%286-sqrt%285%29%29%2F%284%2Bsqrt%285%29%29 --> multiply this by 1, but "1" will be written as %284-sqrt%285%29%29%2F%284-sqrt%285%29%29, So...


%2824+-+6sqrt%285%29+-+4sqrt%285%29+%2B+5%29%2F%2816-5%29
%2829+-+10sqrt%285%29%29%2F%2811%29

this is the "simplified" version... basically for surds, simplified means "no surds on the denominator".

jon.