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Answer:


a=11, b=2

Explanation:

Keep in mind that
4-√(5) and
4+√(5) are conjugates of each other. While it's typically known for rationalization of the denominator, getting an integer answer helps to simplify the fraction as shown in steps 5-7:


((4-√(5))(4+√(5)))/(2√(11))


(4(4)+4(√(5))-4(√(5))-√(5)(√(5)))/(2√(11))


(16+4√(5)-4√(5)-5)/(2√(11))


(16-5)/(2√(11))


(11)/(2√(11))


(√(11)√(11))/(2√(11))


(√(11))/(2)

Therefore,
a=11 and
b=2

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