How do you simplify $(1+ 2 sqrt(3)) /( 1+ sqrt(3))$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-23T14:37:49

$=(5-sqrt3)/2$

$=(2sqrt3+1)/(sqrt3+1)=(2sqrt3+1)/(sqrt3+1)xx(sqrt3-1)/(sqrt3-1)$
$=(2sqrt3*sqrt3+sqrt3-2sqrt3-1)/(3-1)$
$=(5-sqrt3)/2$

How do you simplify (1+ 2 sqrt(3)) /( 1+ sqrt(3))(1+ 2 sqrt(3)) /( 1+ sqrt(3))?