Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}\frac{2}{\sqrt{14}-2}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{2}{\sqrt{14}-2}\frac{\sqrt{14}+2}{\sqrt{14}+2} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{2\sqrt{14}+4}{14+2\sqrt{14}-2\sqrt{14}-4} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{2\sqrt{14}+4}{10} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{14}+2}{5}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ \sqrt{14} + 2} $$. |
② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ 2 } \cdot \left( \sqrt{14} + 2\right) = \color{blue}{2} \cdot \sqrt{14}+\color{blue}{2} \cdot2 = \\ = 2 \sqrt{14} + 4 $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( \sqrt{14}-2\right) } \cdot \left( \sqrt{14} + 2\right) = \color{blue}{ \sqrt{14}} \cdot \sqrt{14}+\color{blue}{ \sqrt{14}} \cdot2\color{blue}{-2} \cdot \sqrt{14}\color{blue}{-2} \cdot2 = \\ = 14 + 2 \sqrt{14}- 2 \sqrt{14}-4 $$ |
③ | Simplify numerator and denominator |
④ | Divide both numerator and denominator by 2. |