Question
Answer
$$\dfrac{8+3\sqrt{2}}{3+2\sqrt{2}}=12-7\sqrt{2}$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{8+3\sqrt{2}}{3+2\sqrt{2}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{8+3\sqrt{2}}{3+2\sqrt{2}}\frac{3-2\sqrt{2}}{3-2\sqrt{2}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{24-16\sqrt{2}+9\sqrt{2}-12}{9-6\sqrt{2}+6\sqrt{2}-8} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{12-7\sqrt{2}}{1} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}12-7\sqrt{2}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ 3- 2 \sqrt{2}} $$. |
| ② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( 8 + 3 \sqrt{2}\right) } \cdot \left( 3- 2 \sqrt{2}\right) = \color{blue}{8} \cdot3+\color{blue}{8} \cdot- 2 \sqrt{2}+\color{blue}{ 3 \sqrt{2}} \cdot3+\color{blue}{ 3 \sqrt{2}} \cdot- 2 \sqrt{2} = \\ = 24- 16 \sqrt{2} + 9 \sqrt{2}-12 $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( 3 + 2 \sqrt{2}\right) } \cdot \left( 3- 2 \sqrt{2}\right) = \color{blue}{3} \cdot3+\color{blue}{3} \cdot- 2 \sqrt{2}+\color{blue}{ 2 \sqrt{2}} \cdot3+\color{blue}{ 2 \sqrt{2}} \cdot- 2 \sqrt{2} = \\ = 9- 6 \sqrt{2} + 6 \sqrt{2}-8 $$ |
| ③ | Simplify numerator and denominator |
| ④ | Remove 1 from denominator. |
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