Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
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Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - 8.3 Multiplying and Dividing Radicals - 8.3 Exercises - Page 643: 71

Answer

$\frac{10+2\sqrt7+5\sqrt3+\sqrt{21}}{18}$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=\frac{2+\sqrt3}{5-\sqrt7}$ Multiply and divide by the conjugate of the denominator. $=\frac{2+\sqrt3}{5-\sqrt7}\cdot \frac{5+\sqrt7}{5+\sqrt7}$ Use the FOIL method. $=\frac{10+2\sqrt7+5\sqrt3+\sqrt3\cdot \sqrt7}{25+5\sqrt7-5\sqrt7+(\sqrt7)(-\sqrt7)}$ Simplify. $=\frac{10+2\sqrt7+5\sqrt3+\sqrt{21}}{25-7}$ $=\frac{10+2\sqrt7+5\sqrt3+\sqrt{21}}{18}$.
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