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What is the following quotient

What is the following quotient-example-1
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Answer:

Rationalize the denominator by multiplying by the conjugate of (1 + √3), namely (1 - √3). this gives us

(1 - √3) / (1 - 3) or (1 - √3) / -2, which can be rewritten as

(-1 + √3)/2, the last answer choice.

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