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Express 3553+25 \frac{3-5 \sqrt{5}}{3+2 \sqrt{5}} in the form (a5b) (a \sqrt{5}-b) where a a and b b are simple fractions.

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Q. Express 3553+25 \frac{3-5 \sqrt{5}}{3+2 \sqrt{5}} in the form (a5b) (a \sqrt{5}-b) where a a and b b are simple fractions.
  1. Multiply by Conjugate: To simplify the expression (355)/(3+25)(3-5\sqrt{5})/(3+2\sqrt{5}) into the form (a5b)(a\sqrt{5}-b), we can multiply the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of the denominator to eliminate the square root in the denominator.\newlineThe conjugate of (3+25)(3+2\sqrt{5}) is (325)(3-2\sqrt{5}).\newlineWe will multiply both the numerator and the denominator by this conjugate.
  2. Expand Numerator: Now, let's perform the multiplication:\newlineNumerator: (355)×(325)(3-5\sqrt{5}) \times (3-2\sqrt{5})\newlineDenominator: (3+25)×(325)(3+2\sqrt{5}) \times (3-2\sqrt{5})
  3. Expand Denominator: Let's first expand the numerator:\newline(355)×(325)=3×33×2555×3+55×25(3-5\sqrt{5}) \times (3-2\sqrt{5}) = 3\times3 - 3\times2\sqrt{5} - 5\sqrt{5}\times3 + 5\sqrt{5}\times2\sqrt{5}\newline=965155+10×5= 9 - 6\sqrt{5} - 15\sqrt{5} + 10\times5\newline=9215+50= 9 - 21\sqrt{5} + 50\newline=59215= 59 - 21\sqrt{5}
  4. Expand Denominator: Let's first expand the numerator:\newline(355)×(325)=3×33×2555×3+55×25(3-5\sqrt{5}) \times (3-2\sqrt{5}) = 3\times3 - 3\times2\sqrt{5} - 5\sqrt{5}\times3 + 5\sqrt{5}\times2\sqrt{5}\newline=965155+10×5= 9 - 6\sqrt{5} - 15\sqrt{5} + 10\times5\newline=9215+50= 9 - 21\sqrt{5} + 50\newline=59215= 59 - 21\sqrt{5}Now, let's expand the denominator:\newline(3+25)×(325)=3×33×25+25×325×25(3+2\sqrt{5}) \times (3-2\sqrt{5}) = 3\times3 - 3\times2\sqrt{5} + 2\sqrt{5}\times3 - 2\sqrt{5}\times2\sqrt{5}\newline=965+654×5= 9 - 6\sqrt{5} + 6\sqrt{5} - 4\times5\newline=920= 9 - 20\newline=11= -11

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