\(\dfrac{1}{3-\sqrt{8}}-\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{8}-\sqrt{7}}+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{7}-\sqrt{6}}-\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{5}}+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}-2}\)
\(=\dfrac{3+\sqrt{8}}{9-8}-\dfrac{\sqrt{8}+\sqrt{7}}{8-7}+\dfrac{\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{6}}{7-6}-\dfrac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{5}}{6-5}+\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+2}{5-4}\)
\(=3+\sqrt{8}-\sqrt{8}-\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{5}+2\)
\(=3+2=5\)