Question
Answer
$$\dfrac{\sqrt{11}-\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{8}+\sqrt{11}}=-\sqrt{22}+5$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{\sqrt{11}-\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{8}+\sqrt{11}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{11}-\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{8}+\sqrt{11}}\frac{\sqrt{8}-\sqrt{11}}{\sqrt{8}-\sqrt{11}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{2\sqrt{22}-11-4+\sqrt{22}}{8-2\sqrt{22}+2\sqrt{22}-11} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{3\sqrt{22}-15}{-3} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{22}-5}{-1} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} } }}}\frac{-\sqrt{22}+5}{1} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle6}{\textcircled {6}} } }}}-\sqrt{22}+5\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ \sqrt{8}- \sqrt{11}} $$. |
| ② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( \sqrt{11}- \sqrt{2}\right) } \cdot \left( \sqrt{8}- \sqrt{11}\right) = \color{blue}{ \sqrt{11}} \cdot \sqrt{8}+\color{blue}{ \sqrt{11}} \cdot- \sqrt{11}\color{blue}{- \sqrt{2}} \cdot \sqrt{8}\color{blue}{- \sqrt{2}} \cdot- \sqrt{11} = \\ = 2 \sqrt{22}-11-4 + \sqrt{22} $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( \sqrt{8} + \sqrt{11}\right) } \cdot \left( \sqrt{8}- \sqrt{11}\right) = \color{blue}{ \sqrt{8}} \cdot \sqrt{8}+\color{blue}{ \sqrt{8}} \cdot- \sqrt{11}+\color{blue}{ \sqrt{11}} \cdot \sqrt{8}+\color{blue}{ \sqrt{11}} \cdot- \sqrt{11} = \\ = 8- 2 \sqrt{22} + 2 \sqrt{22}-11 $$ |
| ③ | Simplify numerator and denominator |
| ④ | Divide both numerator and denominator by 3. |
| ⑤ | Multiply both numerator and denominator by -1. |
| ⑥ | Remove 1 from denominator. |
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