Question
Answer
$$\dfrac{-5\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}}=-5$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{-5\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{-5\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}}\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{-15}{3} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}-\frac{15}{3} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}- \, \frac{ 15 : \color{orangered}{ 3 } }{ 3 : \color{orangered}{ 3 }} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ }-\frac{5}{1} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} } }}}-5\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ \sqrt{3}} $$. |
| ② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ - 5 \sqrt{3} } \cdot \sqrt{3} = -15 $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \sqrt{3} } \cdot \sqrt{3} = 3 $$ |
| ③ | Place minus sign in front of the fraction. |
| ④ | Divide both the top and bottom numbers by $ \color{orangered}{ 3 } $. |
| ⑤ | Remove 1 from denominator. |
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