Question

$$\frac{ 6 \sqrt{ 2 } -4 \sqrt{ 3 } +2 \sqrt{ 5 } }{ 9 \sqrt{ 2 } -6 \sqrt{ 3 } +3 \sqrt{ 5 } }$$

Answer

2/3

Solution


Factor out the common term \(2\).
\[\frac{2(3\sqrt{2}-2\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{5})}{9\sqrt{2}-6\sqrt{3}+3\sqrt{5}}\]
Rationalize the denominator: \(\frac{2(3\sqrt{2}-2\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{5})}{9\sqrt{2}-6\sqrt{3}+3\sqrt{5}} \cdot \frac{9\sqrt{2}-6\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{5}}{9\sqrt{2}-6\sqrt{3}-3\sqrt{5}}=\frac{108-36\sqrt{6}-18\sqrt{10}-36\sqrt{6}+72+12\sqrt{15}+18\sqrt{10}-12\sqrt{15}-30}{162-54\sqrt{6}-27\sqrt{10}-54\sqrt{6}+108+18\sqrt{15}+27\sqrt{10}-18\sqrt{15}-45}\).
\[\frac{108-36\sqrt{6}-18\sqrt{10}-36\sqrt{6}+72+12\sqrt{15}+18\sqrt{10}-12\sqrt{15}-30}{162-54\sqrt{6}-27\sqrt{10}-54\sqrt{6}+108+18\sqrt{15}+27\sqrt{10}-18\sqrt{15}-45}\]
Factor out the common term \(6\).
\[\frac{6(18-6\sqrt{6}-3\sqrt{10}-6\sqrt{6}+12+2\sqrt{15}+3\sqrt{10}-2\sqrt{15}-5)}{162-54\sqrt{6}-27\sqrt{10}-54\sqrt{6}+108+18\sqrt{15}+27\sqrt{10}-18\sqrt{15}-45}\]
Collect like terms.
\[\frac{6((18+12-5)+(-6\sqrt{6}-6\sqrt{6})+(-3\sqrt{10}+3\sqrt{10})+(2\sqrt{15}-2\sqrt{15}))}{162-54\sqrt{6}-27\sqrt{10}-54\sqrt{6}+108+18\sqrt{15}+27\sqrt{10}-18\sqrt{15}-45}\]
Simplify  \((18+12-5)+(-6\sqrt{6}-6\sqrt{6})+(-3\sqrt{10}+3\sqrt{10})+(2\sqrt{15}-2\sqrt{15})\)  to  \(25-12\sqrt{6}\).
\[\frac{6(25-12\sqrt{6})}{162-54\sqrt{6}-27\sqrt{10}-54\sqrt{6}+108+18\sqrt{15}+27\sqrt{10}-18\sqrt{15}-45}\]
Collect like terms.
\[\frac{6(25-12\sqrt{6})}{(162+108-45)+(-54\sqrt{6}-54\sqrt{6})+(-27\sqrt{10}+27\sqrt{10})+(18\sqrt{15}-18\sqrt{15})}\]
Simplify  \((162+108-45)+(-54\sqrt{6}-54\sqrt{6})+(-27\sqrt{10}+27\sqrt{10})+(18\sqrt{15}-18\sqrt{15})\)  to  \(225-108\sqrt{6}\).
\[\frac{6(25-12\sqrt{6})}{225-108\sqrt{6}}\]
Rationalize the denominator: \(\frac{6(25-12\sqrt{6})}{225-108\sqrt{6}} \cdot \frac{225+108\sqrt{6}}{225+108\sqrt{6}}=\frac{33750+16200\sqrt{6}-16200\sqrt{6}-46656}{{225}^{2}-{(108\sqrt{6})}^{2}}\).
\[\frac{33750+16200\sqrt{6}-16200\sqrt{6}-46656}{{225}^{2}-{(108\sqrt{6})}^{2}}\]
Factor out the common term \(54\).
\[\frac{54(625+300\sqrt{6}-300\sqrt{6}-864)}{{225}^{2}-{(108\sqrt{6})}^{2}}\]
Collect like terms.
\[\frac{54((625-864)+(300\sqrt{6}-300\sqrt{6}))}{{225}^{2}-{(108\sqrt{6})}^{2}}\]
Simplify  \((625-864)+(300\sqrt{6}-300\sqrt{6})\)  to  \(-239\).
\[\frac{54\times -239}{{225}^{2}-{(108\sqrt{6})}^{2}}\]
Simplify  \(54\times -239\)  to  \(-12906\).
\[\frac{-12906}{{225}^{2}-{(108\sqrt{6})}^{2}}\]
Simplify  \({225}^{2}\)  to  \(50625\).
\[\frac{-12906}{50625-{(108\sqrt{6})}^{2}}\]
Use Multiplication Distributive Property: \({(xy)}^{a}={x}^{a}{y}^{a}\).
\[\frac{-12906}{50625-{108}^{2}{\sqrt{6}}^{2}}\]
Simplify  \({108}^{2}\)  to  \(11664\).
\[\frac{-12906}{50625-11664{\sqrt{6}}^{2}}\]
Use this rule: \({\sqrt{x}}^{2}=x\).
\[\frac{-12906}{50625-11664\times 6}\]
Simplify  \(11664\times 6\)  to  \(69984\).
\[\frac{-12906}{50625-69984}\]
Simplify  \(50625-69984\)  to  \(-19359\).
\[\frac{-12906}{-19359}\]
Two negatives make a positive.
\[\frac{12906}{19359}\]
Simplify.
\[\frac{2}{3}\]

Decimal Form: 0.666667