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 379: 57

Answer

$-\sqrt{2}+2\sqrt{3}$

Work Step by Step

Multiplying the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of the denominator, the given expression is equivalent to: \begin{align*}\require{cancel} & =\dfrac{4+\sqrt{6}}{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3}}\cdot\dfrac{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{3}} \\\\&= \dfrac{(4+\sqrt{6})(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{3})}{(\sqrt{2})^2-(\sqrt{3})^2} &\left( \text{use }(a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2 \right) \\\\&= \dfrac{(4+\sqrt{6})(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{3})}{2-3} \\\\&= \dfrac{(4+\sqrt{6})(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{3})}{-1} \\\\&= -(4+\sqrt{6})(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{3}) \\&= -[4(\sqrt{2})+4(-\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{6}(\sqrt{2})+\sqrt{6}(-\sqrt{3})] &\left( \text{use FOIL} \right) \\&= -[4\sqrt{2}-4\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{12}-\sqrt{18}] \\&= -[4\sqrt{2}-4\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{4\cdot3}-\sqrt{9\cdot2}] &\left( \text{extract perfect powers of index} \right) \\&=-[4\sqrt{2}-4\sqrt{3}+2\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{2}] \\&= -4\sqrt{2}+4\sqrt{3}-2\sqrt{3}+3\sqrt{2} \\&= (-4\sqrt{2}+3\sqrt{2})+(4\sqrt{3}-2\sqrt{3}) &\left( \text{combine like terms} \right) \\&= -\sqrt{2}+2\sqrt{3} \end{align*} Hence, the rationalized-denominator form of the given expression is $ -\sqrt{2}+2\sqrt{3} $.
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