Answer
$$\frac{5}{1+\sqrt{7}}=\frac{-5+5\sqrt{7}}{6}$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{5}{1+\sqrt{7}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{5}{1+\sqrt{7}}\frac{1-\sqrt{7}}{1-\sqrt{7}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{5-5\sqrt{7}}{1-\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{7}-7} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{5-5\sqrt{7}}{-6} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}\frac{-5+5\sqrt{7}}{6}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ 1- \sqrt{7}} $$. |
| ② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ 5 } \cdot \left( 1- \sqrt{7}\right) = \color{blue}{5} \cdot1+\color{blue}{5} \cdot- \sqrt{7} = \\ = 5- 5 \sqrt{7} $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( 1 + \sqrt{7}\right) } \cdot \left( 1- \sqrt{7}\right) = \color{blue}{1} \cdot1+\color{blue}{1} \cdot- \sqrt{7}+\color{blue}{ \sqrt{7}} \cdot1+\color{blue}{ \sqrt{7}} \cdot- \sqrt{7} = \\ = 1- \sqrt{7} + \sqrt{7}-7 $$ |
| ③ | Simplify numerator and denominator |
| ④ | Multiply both numerator and denominator by -1. |
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