Rationales the denominator and simplify:
(i) \(\frac{{\sqrt3 – \sqrt2}}{\sqrt3 + \sqrt2}\)
(ii) \(\frac{5+2\sqrt3}{7+4\sqrt3}\)
(iii) \(\frac{1+\sqrt2}{3-2\sqrt2}\)
(iv) \(\frac{2\sqrt6-\sqrt5}{3\sqrt5-2\sqrt6}\)
(v) \(\frac{4\sqrt3+5\sqrt2}{\sqrt{48}+\sqrt{18}}\)
(vi) \(\frac{2\sqrt3-\sqrt5}{2\sqrt2+3\sqrt3}\)
(i) Multiply by √3 – √2 both numerator and denominator.
\(\frac{\sqrt3-\sqrt2}{\sqrt3+\sqrt2}\)
\(= {(\sqrt3-\sqrt2)(\sqrt3-\sqrt2)\over (\sqrt3+\sqrt2)(\sqrt3-\sqrt2)}\)
\(= {(\sqrt3-\sqrt2)^2\over3-2}\)
\(=\frac {3-2\sqrt3\sqrt2+2}{1}\)
\(= 5-2\sqrt6\)
(ii) Multiply by 7 – 4√3 both numerator and denominator.
\(\frac{5+2\sqrt3}{7+4\sqrt3}\)
\(= \frac{(5+2\sqrt3)(7-4\sqrt3)} {(7+4\sqrt3)(7-4\sqrt3)}\)
\(= \frac{(5+2\sqrt3)(7-4\sqrt3)} {49-48}\)
\(= 36-20\sqrt3 + 14\sqrt3 – 24\)
\(= 11-6\sqrt3\)
(iii) Multiply by 3+2√2 both numerator and denominator.
\(\frac{1+\sqrt2}{3-2\sqrt2}\)
\(= \frac{(1+\sqrt2)(3+2\sqrt2)}{(3-2\sqrt2)(3+2\sqrt2)}\)
\(= \frac{(1+\sqrt2)(3+2\sqrt2)}{9-8}\)
\(= 3 +2\sqrt2 + 3\sqrt2 + 4\)
\(= 7 + 5\sqrt2\)
(iv) Multiply by 3√5 + 2√6 both numerator and denominator.
\(\frac{2\sqrt6-\sqrt5}{3\sqrt5-2\sqrt6}\)
\(= \frac{(2\sqrt6 – \sqrt5)(3\sqrt5+2\sqrt6)}{(3\sqrt5-2\sqrt6)(3\sqrt5+2\sqrt6)}\)
\(= \frac{(2\sqrt6 – \sqrt5)(3\sqrt5+2\sqrt6)}{45-24}\)
\(= \frac{(2\sqrt6 – \sqrt5)(3\sqrt5+2\sqrt6)}{21}\)
\(= \frac{6\sqrt{30}+24-15-2\sqrt{30}}{21}\)
\(= \frac{4\sqrt{30}+9}{21}\)
(v) Multiply by √48 – √18 both numerator and denominator.
\(\frac{4\sqrt3+5\sqrt2}{\sqrt{48}+\sqrt{18}}\)
\(= \frac{(4\sqrt3+5\sqrt2)(\sqrt{48}-\sqrt{18})}{(\sqrt{48}+\sqrt{18})(\sqrt{48}-\sqrt{18})}\)
\(= \frac{(4\sqrt3+5\sqrt2)(\sqrt{48}-\sqrt{18})}{48-18}\)
\(= \frac{48-12\sqrt6+20\sqrt6-30}{30}\)
\(=\frac{18+8\sqrt6}{30}\)
\(=\frac{9+4\sqrt6}{15}\)
(vi) Multiply by 2√2 – 3√3 both numerator and denominator.
\(\frac{2\sqrt3-\sqrt5}{2\sqrt2+3\sqrt3}\)
\(= \frac{(2\sqrt3-\sqrt5)(2\sqrt2-3\sqrt3)}{(2\sqrt2+3\sqrt3)(2\sqrt2-3\sqrt3)}\)
\(= \frac{(2\sqrt3-\sqrt5)(2\sqrt2-3\sqrt3)}{8-27}\)
\(=\frac{(4\sqrt6-2\sqrt10)-(18+3\sqrt15)}{-19}\)
\(= \frac{(18-4\sqrt6+2\sqrt10-3\sqrt15)}{19}\)