Question
Answer
$$\dfrac{1}{2\sqrt{2}-2}=\dfrac{\sqrt{2}+1}{2}$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{1}{2\sqrt{2}-2}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{1}{2\sqrt{2}-2}\frac{2\sqrt{2}+2}{2\sqrt{2}+2} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{2\sqrt{2}+2}{8+4\sqrt{2}-4\sqrt{2}-4} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{2\sqrt{2}+2}{4} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{2}+1}{2}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ 2 \sqrt{2} + 2} $$. |
| ② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ 1 } \cdot \left( 2 \sqrt{2} + 2\right) = \color{blue}{1} \cdot 2 \sqrt{2}+\color{blue}{1} \cdot2 = \\ = 2 \sqrt{2} + 2 $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( 2 \sqrt{2}-2\right) } \cdot \left( 2 \sqrt{2} + 2\right) = \color{blue}{ 2 \sqrt{2}} \cdot 2 \sqrt{2}+\color{blue}{ 2 \sqrt{2}} \cdot2\color{blue}{-2} \cdot 2 \sqrt{2}\color{blue}{-2} \cdot2 = \\ = 8 + 4 \sqrt{2}- 4 \sqrt{2}-4 $$ |
| ③ | Simplify numerator and denominator |
| ④ | Divide both numerator and denominator by 2. |
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