Answer:
8 - 4
![√(3)](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/college/t9ml7e4unqqhfmxkzwfop116isor2ifvkz.png)
Explanation:
Given:
![(26)/(4 + √(3) )](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/yh2bdy0s772sydr533zo8spe08n8jezilu.png)
To express the given question in the form a + b
, we first have to rationalize the denominator of the expression.
Rationalizing the denominator, we have;
*
=
![(104 -26√(3) )/(16 -4√(3) + 4√(3)- 3 )](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/ecedq3izh8m1nfolznmpct12ivtltv7lsq.png)
=
![(104 - 26√(3) )/(16 - 3)](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/kjzokfwhou8fw3zya9ktk20c6k4qpk7m8s.png)
=
![(26(4 - √(3) )/(13)](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/gn572caz1o7kyahh318fzedsi2y0qd62ow.png)
= 2(4 -
)
= 8 - 4
![√(3)](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/college/t9ml7e4unqqhfmxkzwfop116isor2ifvkz.png)
The required form of the given question is therefore 8 - 4
![√(3)](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/college/t9ml7e4unqqhfmxkzwfop116isor2ifvkz.png)