Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.4 The Irrational Numbers - Exercise Set 5.4 - Page 296: 57

Answer

$\dfrac{5\sqrt3}{3}$

Work Step by Step

Rationalize the denominator by multiplying $\sqrt3$ to both the numerator and the denominator: $=\dfrac{5\sqrt3}{\sqrt3(\sqrt3)} \\=\dfrac{5\sqrt3}{3}$
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