Answer
$$\frac{-6}{8+\sqrt{7}}=\frac{-48+6\sqrt{7}}{57}$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{-6}{8+\sqrt{7}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{-6}{8+\sqrt{7}}\frac{8-\sqrt{7}}{8-\sqrt{7}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{-48+6\sqrt{7}}{64-8\sqrt{7}+8\sqrt{7}-7} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{-48+6\sqrt{7}}{57}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ 8- \sqrt{7}} $$. |
| ② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ -6 } \cdot \left( 8- \sqrt{7}\right) = \color{blue}{-6} \cdot8\color{blue}{-6} \cdot- \sqrt{7} = \\ = -48 + 6 \sqrt{7} $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( 8 + \sqrt{7}\right) } \cdot \left( 8- \sqrt{7}\right) = \color{blue}{8} \cdot8+\color{blue}{8} \cdot- \sqrt{7}+\color{blue}{ \sqrt{7}} \cdot8+\color{blue}{ \sqrt{7}} \cdot- \sqrt{7} = \\ = 64- 8 \sqrt{7} + 8 \sqrt{7}-7 $$ |
| ③ | Simplify numerator and denominator |
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