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Question
Rationalise the denominators of : `[ sqrt3 - sqrt2 ]/[ sqrt3 + sqrt2 ]`
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Solution
`[ sqrt3 - sqrt2 ]/[ sqrt3 + sqrt2 ] xx [ sqrt3 - sqrt2 ]/[ sqrt3 - sqrt2 ]`
= ` (sqrt3 - sqrt2 )^2/[(sqrt3)^2 - (sqrt2)^2]`
= `[ 3 + 2 - 2sqrt6 ]/[ 3 - 2 ]`
= 5 - 2√6
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