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Question
Rationalize the denominator.
`1/(sqrt 7 + sqrt 2)`
Solution
`1/(sqrt 7 + sqrt 2)`
`= 1/(sqrt 7 + sqrt 2) xx (sqrt 7 - sqrt 2)/(sqrt 7 - sqrt 2)`
`= (sqrt 7 - sqrt 2)/((sqrt 7)^2 - (sqrt 2)^2)` ....`[(a + b)(a - b) = a^2- b^2]`
`= (sqrt 7 - sqrt 2)/(7-2)`
`= (sqrt 7 - sqrt 2)/5`
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