Answer:
Statement 1 is true; Statement 2 is false.
Explanation:
Statement 1:
√12 - √8 = a
Let's use the given value of √12 + √8 ,that is, 4/ a.
If we multiply both the expressions such that their Left Hand Sides get multiplies together and Right Hand Sides together:
=> (√12- √8)(√12 + √8) = a × 4/a
On the LHS,
identity used:
(a-b)(a+b) = a²-b²
On the RHS:
a gets canceled due to its presence in both the numerator as well as the denominator.
=> 12 - 8 = 4
=> 4 = 4
That's it!
We got LHS = RHS, that approves the existence of the given statement.
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Statement 2:
"a + √b is called the rationalizing factor of c + √d if their product is 1"
That's not entirely right!
The correct statement would be:
" a + √b is called the rationalizing factor of c + √d if their product is a rational number ."
Since, rationalizing has got nothing to do with 1, (1 is just another rational number), even if we get 2 by their multiplication, it will be called rationalizing as long as we're getting a rational number.
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Answer:
Hence, I'd say:
Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 isn't.
That's the third option.