Question
Answer
$$\dfrac{2}{5+2\sqrt{2}}=\dfrac{10-4\sqrt{2}}{17}$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{2}{5+2\sqrt{2}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{2}{5+2\sqrt{2}}\frac{5-2\sqrt{2}}{5-2\sqrt{2}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{10-4\sqrt{2}}{25-10\sqrt{2}+10\sqrt{2}-8} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{10-4\sqrt{2}}{17}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ 5- 2 \sqrt{2}} $$. |
| ② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ 2 } \cdot \left( 5- 2 \sqrt{2}\right) = \color{blue}{2} \cdot5+\color{blue}{2} \cdot- 2 \sqrt{2} = \\ = 10- 4 \sqrt{2} $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( 5 + 2 \sqrt{2}\right) } \cdot \left( 5- 2 \sqrt{2}\right) = \color{blue}{5} \cdot5+\color{blue}{5} \cdot- 2 \sqrt{2}+\color{blue}{ 2 \sqrt{2}} \cdot5+\color{blue}{ 2 \sqrt{2}} \cdot- 2 \sqrt{2} = \\ = 25- 10 \sqrt{2} + 10 \sqrt{2}-8 $$ |
| ③ | Simplify numerator and denominator |
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