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express (1-sqrt(3)/(2sqrt(3))+sqrt(3)/2 in a form of a+b sqrt(3)/c

 Apr 22, 2014

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Startingwith:\frac{1-\sqrt{3}}{2\sqrt{3}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}Multiplylefttermby$3$topandbottom:\frac{(1-\sqrt{3})\sqrt{3}}{6}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}Multiplyoutthebracketedterm:\frac{\sqrt{3}-3}{6}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}Multiplyrighttermby3topandbottom:\frac{\sqrt{3}-3}{6}+\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{6}Collectterms:\frac{4\sqrt{3}-3}{6}Rewriteas:-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}

so a is -(1/2), b is 2 and c is 3

 Apr 22, 2014
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Startingwith:\frac{1-\sqrt{3}}{2\sqrt{3}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}Multiplylefttermby$3$topandbottom:\frac{(1-\sqrt{3})\sqrt{3}}{6}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}Multiplyoutthebracketedterm:\frac{\sqrt{3}-3}{6}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}Multiplyrighttermby3topandbottom:\frac{\sqrt{3}-3}{6}+\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{6}Collectterms:\frac{4\sqrt{3}-3}{6}Rewriteas:-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}

so a is -(1/2), b is 2 and c is 3

Alan Apr 22, 2014

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