Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}\frac{3}{\sqrt{3}+3}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{3}{\sqrt{3}+3}\frac{\sqrt{3}-3}{\sqrt{3}-3} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{3\sqrt{3}-9}{3-3\sqrt{3}+3\sqrt{3}-9} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{3\sqrt{3}-9}{-6} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{3}-3}{-2} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} } }}}\frac{-\sqrt{3}+3}{2}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ \sqrt{3}-3} $$. |
② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ 3 } \cdot \left( \sqrt{3}-3\right) = \color{blue}{3} \cdot \sqrt{3}+\color{blue}{3} \cdot-3 = \\ = 3 \sqrt{3}-9 $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( \sqrt{3} + 3\right) } \cdot \left( \sqrt{3}-3\right) = \color{blue}{ \sqrt{3}} \cdot \sqrt{3}+\color{blue}{ \sqrt{3}} \cdot-3+\color{blue}{3} \cdot \sqrt{3}+\color{blue}{3} \cdot-3 = \\ = 3- 3 \sqrt{3} + 3 \sqrt{3}-9 $$ |
③ | Simplify numerator and denominator |
④ | Divide both numerator and denominator by 3. |
⑤ | Multiply both numerator and denominator by -1. |