Perform the indicated operation be sure to rationalize the denominator when necessary make sure to simply as much as possible and give the exact answer

15 divided by 7(square root of 3)

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To simplify the expression \( \frac{15}{7\sqrt{3}} \) and rationalize the denominator, multiply both the numerator and the denominator by \( \sqrt{3} \):

\[ \frac{15}{7\sqrt{3}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}} = \frac{15\sqrt{3}}{7 \cdot 3} \]

Now, simplify the denominator:

\[ 7 \cdot 3 = 21 \]

So the expression now is:

\[ \frac{15\sqrt{3}}{21} \]

Next, simplify \( \frac{15}{21} \):

Both 15 and 21 can be divided by 3:

\[ \frac{15 \div 3}{21 \div 3} = \frac{5}{7} \]

Thus, we can express the simplified expression as:

\[ \frac{5\sqrt{3}}{7} \]

So the final, simplified result is:

\[ \frac{5\sqrt{3}}{7} \]