Asked by kasdfa

What is the following quotient?

StartFraction 9 + StartRoot 2 EndRoot Over 4 minus StartRoot 7 EndRoot EndFraction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate 4 + √7:

(9 + √2)/(4 − √7) · (4 + √7)/(4 + √7)
= (9 + √2)(4 + √7)/(16 − 7)
= (9 + √2)(4 + √7)/9
= (36 + 9√7 + 4√2 + √14)/9.

You can also write this as 4 + √7 + (4√2 + √14)/9.