Question
Answer
$$\dfrac{4}{\sqrt{5}-3}=-\sqrt{5}-3$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{4}{\sqrt{5}-3}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{4}{\sqrt{5}-3}\frac{\sqrt{5}+3}{\sqrt{5}+3} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{4\sqrt{5}+12}{5+3\sqrt{5}-3\sqrt{5}-9} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{4\sqrt{5}+12}{-4} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{5}+3}{-1} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} } }}}-\frac{\sqrt{5}+3}{1} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ }-(\sqrt{5}+3) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle6}{\textcircled {6}} } }}}-\sqrt{5}-3\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ \sqrt{5} + 3} $$. |
| ② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ 4 } \cdot \left( \sqrt{5} + 3\right) = \color{blue}{4} \cdot \sqrt{5}+\color{blue}{4} \cdot3 = \\ = 4 \sqrt{5} + 12 $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( \sqrt{5}-3\right) } \cdot \left( \sqrt{5} + 3\right) = \color{blue}{ \sqrt{5}} \cdot \sqrt{5}+\color{blue}{ \sqrt{5}} \cdot3\color{blue}{-3} \cdot \sqrt{5}\color{blue}{-3} \cdot3 = \\ = 5 + 3 \sqrt{5}- 3 \sqrt{5}-9 $$ |
| ③ | Simplify numerator and denominator |
| ④ | Divide both numerator and denominator by 4. |
| ⑤ | Place a negative sign in front of a fraction. |
| ⑥ | Remove the parenthesis by changing the sign of each term within them. |
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