Algebra 2 Common Core

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Chapter 6 - Radical Functions and Rational Exponents - 6-3 Binomial Radical Expressions - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 378: 35

Answer

$13+7\sqrt{3}$

Work Step by Step

Multiplying the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of the denominator, the given expression, $ \dfrac{5+\sqrt{3}}{2-\sqrt{3}} ,$ is equivalent to \begin{align*}\require{cancel} & \dfrac{5+\sqrt{3}}{2-\sqrt{3}}\cdot\dfrac{2+\sqrt{3}}{2+\sqrt{3}} \\\\&= \dfrac{(5+\sqrt{3})(2+\sqrt{3})}{(2)^2-(\sqrt{3})^2} &\left( \text{use }(a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2 \right) \\\\&= \dfrac{5(2)+5(\sqrt{3})+\sqrt{3}(2)+\sqrt{3}(\sqrt{3})}{(2)^2-(\sqrt{3})^2} &\left( \text{use FOIL} \right) \\\\&= \dfrac{10+5\sqrt{3}+2\sqrt{3}+3}{4-3} \\\\&= \dfrac{13+7\sqrt{3}}{1} \\\\&= 13+7\sqrt{3} .\end{align*} Hence, the rationalized-denominator form of the given expression is $ 13+7\sqrt{3} $.
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