Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Prerequisites - P.5 - Rational Expressions - Exercises - Page 49: 68

Answer

$\frac{1}{(\sqrt{x+5}+\sqrt 5)}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{\sqrt{x+5}-\sqrt 5}{x}=\frac{(\sqrt{x+5}-\sqrt 5)(\sqrt{x+5}+\sqrt 5)}{x(\sqrt{x+5}+\sqrt 5)}=\frac{x+5-5}{x(\sqrt{x+5}+\sqrt 5)}=\frac{x}{x(\sqrt{x+5}+\sqrt 5)}=\frac{1}{(\sqrt{x+5}+\sqrt 5)}$
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