Question

1/(sqrt(5) - sqrt(3)) + (5sqrt(3) - 3sqrt(5))/(2sqrt(15)) - sqrt(20)

Answer 1

\(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}}+\dfrac{5\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{5}}{2\sqrt{15}-\sqrt{20}}\)

\(=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}}+\dfrac{5\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{5}}{2\left(\sqrt{15}-\sqrt{5}\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{2\sqrt{15}-2\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{15}\left(8-2\sqrt{15}\right)}{2\sqrt{5}\left(\sqrt{3}-1\right)\left(\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{2\sqrt{15}-2\sqrt{5}+8\sqrt{15}-30}{2\sqrt{5}\left(\sqrt{3}-1\right)\left(\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{10\sqrt{15}-2\sqrt{5}-30}{2\sqrt{5}\left(\sqrt{3}-1\right)\left(\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{2\sqrt{5}\left(5\sqrt{3}-1-3\sqrt{5}\right)}{2\sqrt{5}\left(\sqrt{3}-1\right)\left(\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}\right)}=\dfrac{5\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{5}-1}{\left(\sqrt{3}-1\right)\left(\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}\right)}\)

Answer 2

\(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}}+\dfrac{5\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{5}}{2\sqrt{15}-\sqrt{20}}\)

\(=\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{3}}{\left(\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}\right)\left(\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{3}\right)}+\dfrac{\sqrt{15}\left(\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}\right)}{2\sqrt{5}\left(\sqrt{3}-1\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+3}{5-3}+\dfrac{\sqrt{3}\left(\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}\right)}{2\left(\sqrt{3}-1\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{3}}{2}+\dfrac{\left(\sqrt{15}-3\right)\left(\sqrt{3}+1\right)}{2\left(\sqrt{3}-1\right)\left(\sqrt{3}+1\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{3}}{2}+\dfrac{3\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{15}-3\sqrt{3}-3}{2\cdot2}\)

\(=\dfrac{2\sqrt{5}+2\sqrt{3}+3\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{15}-3\sqrt{3}-3}{4}\)

\(=\dfrac{5\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{15}-3}{4}\)