Simplify: (sqrt(2) + i) / (sqrt(2) + sqrt(5))

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Simplify: (sqrt(2) + i) / (sqrt(2) + sqrt(5))

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10+5223\frac{\sqrt{10} + \sqrt{5} - \sqrt{2} - 2}{3}

To simplify the expression, we need to rationalize the denominator by multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of the denominator.

Step 1: Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator. The denominator is 2+5\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{5}, so its conjugate is 25\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{5}. 2+12+5×2525\frac{\sqrt{2}+1}{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{5}} \times \frac{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{5}}

Step 2: Expand the numerator. (2+1)(25)=2225+1215(\sqrt{2}+1)(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{5}) = \sqrt{2} \cdot \sqrt{2} - \sqrt{2} \cdot \sqrt{5} + 1 \cdot \sqrt{2} - 1 \cdot \sqrt{5} =210+25= 2 - \sqrt{10} + \sqrt{2} - \sqrt{5}

Step 3: Expand the denominator using the difference of squares formula (a+b)(ab)=a2b2(a+b)(a-b) = a^2 - b^2. (2+5)(25)=(2)2(5)2(\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{5})(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{5}) = (\sqrt{2})^2 - (\sqrt{5})^2 =25= 2 - 5 =3= -3

Step 4: Combine the expanded numerator and denominator. 210+253\frac{2 - \sqrt{10} + \sqrt{2} - \sqrt{5}}{-3}

Step 5: Rewrite the expression by moving the negative sign to the numerator or in front of the fraction. (210+25)3=2+102+53\frac{-(2 - \sqrt{10} + \sqrt{2} - \sqrt{5})}{3} = \frac{-2 + \sqrt{10} - \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{5}}{3} Rearranging the terms in the numerator: \frac{\sqrt{10 + \sqrt{5} - \sqrt{2} - 2}{3}}

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