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Revision as of 13:27, 17 April 2012
Problem
After rationalizing the numerator of 
, the denominator in simplest form is:
Solution
To rationalize the numerator, multiply by the conjugate.
![\[\frac{\sqrt3 - \sqrt2}{\sqrt3}\cdot \frac{\sqrt3 + \sqrt2}{\sqrt3 + \sqrt2} = \frac{1}{3+\sqrt6}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/5/d/e5d99a6de0d2cb312b7b00969908d5192b313c5e.png)
The denominator is 
See Also
| 1950 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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| All AHSME Problems and Solutions | ||
