Answer
$$\frac{2}{5-\sqrt{3}}=\frac{5+\sqrt{3}}{11}$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{2}{5-\sqrt{3}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{2}{5-\sqrt{3}}\frac{5+\sqrt{3}}{5+\sqrt{3}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{10+2\sqrt{3}}{25+5\sqrt{3}-5\sqrt{3}-3} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{10+2\sqrt{3}}{22} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}\frac{5+\sqrt{3}}{11}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ 5 + \sqrt{3}} $$. |
| ② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ 2 } \cdot \left( 5 + \sqrt{3}\right) = \color{blue}{2} \cdot5+\color{blue}{2} \cdot \sqrt{3} = \\ = 10 + 2 \sqrt{3} $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( 5- \sqrt{3}\right) } \cdot \left( 5 + \sqrt{3}\right) = \color{blue}{5} \cdot5+\color{blue}{5} \cdot \sqrt{3}\color{blue}{- \sqrt{3}} \cdot5\color{blue}{- \sqrt{3}} \cdot \sqrt{3} = \\ = 25 + 5 \sqrt{3}- 5 \sqrt{3}-3 $$ |
| ③ | Simplify numerator and denominator |
| ④ | Divide both numerator and denominator by 2. |
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