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(sqrt 5)/(2 - sqrt 5)

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1. √5/(2-√5) ??

If you are rationalizing it, then

= √5/(2-√5) * (2+√5)/(2+√5)
= (2√5 + 5)/(4-5)
= -2√5 - 5

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2. Thanks, but can you please verify how you got the (2√5 + 5)? Because I thought that √5 * (2+√5) would be 2√25.

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3. Just like
3(2x+5) = 6x + 15
just like
3(7+2) = 21 + 6
so is

√5(2+√5)
= 2√5 + √25
= 2√5 + 5

you could also check by evaluating it with your calculator.

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