Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}\frac{5}{4\sqrt{2}+1}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{5}{4\sqrt{2}+1}\frac{4\sqrt{2}-1}{4\sqrt{2}-1} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{20\sqrt{2}-5}{32-4\sqrt{2}+4\sqrt{2}-1} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{20\sqrt{2}-5}{31}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ 4 \sqrt{2}-1} $$. |
② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ 5 } \cdot \left( 4 \sqrt{2}-1\right) = \color{blue}{5} \cdot 4 \sqrt{2}+\color{blue}{5} \cdot-1 = \\ = 20 \sqrt{2}-5 $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \left( 4 \sqrt{2} + 1\right) } \cdot \left( 4 \sqrt{2}-1\right) = \color{blue}{ 4 \sqrt{2}} \cdot 4 \sqrt{2}+\color{blue}{ 4 \sqrt{2}} \cdot-1+\color{blue}{1} \cdot 4 \sqrt{2}+\color{blue}{1} \cdot-1 = \\ = 32- 4 \sqrt{2} + 4 \sqrt{2}-1 $$ |
③ | Simplify numerator and denominator |