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Oduvanchick [21]
3 years ago
6

How do you simplify the following: (sqrt(6) + sqrt(2))/2

Mathematics
1 answer:
nignag [31]3 years ago
8 0
Not all expressions of this form can be simplified; but if one can, we would like the square root to have the form sqrt(a) + sqrt(b) or sqrt(a) - sqrt(b) where a and b are positive rational numbers, and a > b to give the positive square root. If we assume that sqrt(2-sqrt(3)) has this form, then this must be true: (sqrt(a) +- sqrt(b))^2 = 2 - sqrt(3) Expanding, we get a + b +- 2 sqrt(ab) = 2 - sqrt(3) Equating the rational and irrational parts of this equation, a + b = 2 +-2 sqrt(ab) = -sqrt(3) The second equation here tells us that we will have to choose the negative sign in order to have a solution, since square roots have to be positive. If we now square this equation, we have a + b = 2 4ab = 3 Solving these equations by substituting in the second, we get 4a(2 - a) = 3 4a^2 - 8a - 3 = 0 8 +- sqrt(64 + 48) a = ------------------ = 1/2 or 3/2 8 and b = 2 - a = 3/2 or 1/2. One choice here will give the positive root, the other the negative root. We take a > b, so that a = 3/2 and b = 1/2. Consequently, our solution is sqrt(2 - sqrt(3)) = sqrt(3/2) - sqrt(1/2) = (sqrt(6) - sqrt(2))/2 Looking for information on this technique, which I didn't recall being taught, I found this page, which together with some rather advanced techniques includes a quote from an old algebra text about the method:
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