a, \(=\sqrt{10+2\sqrt{17-4\sqrt{\left(\sqrt{5}+2\right)^2}}}\)
\(=\sqrt{10+2\sqrt{17-4\left(\sqrt{5}+2\right)}}\)
\(=\sqrt{10+2\sqrt{17-4\sqrt{5-8}}}\)
\(=\sqrt{10+2\sqrt{9-4\sqrt{5}}}\)
\(=\sqrt{10+2\sqrt{\left(\sqrt{5}-2\right)^2}}\)
\(=\sqrt{10+2\left(\sqrt{5}-2\right)}\)
\(=\sqrt{10+2\sqrt{5}-4}\)
\(=\sqrt{6+2\sqrt{5}}=\sqrt{\left(\sqrt{5}+1\right)^2}=\sqrt{5}+1\)
b, \(=\sqrt{6+2\sqrt{5-\sqrt{\left(2\sqrt{3}+1\right)^2}}}\)
\(=\sqrt{6+2\sqrt{5-\left(2\sqrt{3}+1\right)}}\)
\(=\sqrt{6+2\sqrt{4-2\sqrt{3}}}\)
\(=\sqrt{6+2\sqrt{\left(\sqrt{3}-1\right)^2}}\)
\(=\sqrt{6+2\left(\sqrt{3}-1\right)}\)
\(=\sqrt{6+2\sqrt{3}-2}\)
\(=\sqrt{4+2\sqrt{3}}=\sqrt{\left(\sqrt{3}+1\right)^2}=\sqrt{3}+1\)
