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Question
Rationalise the denominators of : `3/[ sqrt5 + sqrt2 ]`
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Solution
`3/[ sqrt5 + sqrt2 ] xx ((sqrt5 - sqrt2)/(sqrt5 - sqrt2))`
= `[3 (sqrt5 - sqrt2)]/[ (sqrt5)^2 - (sqrt2)^2 ]`
= `[3 (sqrt5 - sqrt2)]/[ 5 - 2]`
= `sqrt5 - sqrt2`
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