Precalculus Examples

$\frac{2}{9 - \sqrt{7}}$

Step 1

Multiply $\frac{2}{9 - \sqrt{7}}$ by $\frac{9 + \sqrt{7}}{9 + \sqrt{7}}$ .

$\frac{2}{9 - \sqrt{7}} \cdot \frac{9 + \sqrt{7}}{9 + \sqrt{7}}$

Step 2

Multiply $\frac{2}{9 - \sqrt{7}}$ by $\frac{9 + \sqrt{7}}{9 + \sqrt{7}}$ .

$\frac{2 (9 + \sqrt{7})}{(9 - \sqrt{7}) (9 + \sqrt{7})}$

Step 3

Expand the denominator using the FOIL method.

$\frac{2 (9 + \sqrt{7})}{81 + 9 \sqrt{7} - 9 \sqrt{7} - {\sqrt{7}}^{2}}$

Step 4

Simplify.

$\frac{2 (9 + \sqrt{7})}{74}$

Step 5

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 5.1

Factor $2$ out of $74$ .

$\frac{2 (9 + \sqrt{7})}{2 \cdot 37}$

Step 5.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 (9 + \sqrt{7})}{2 \cdot 37}$

Step 5.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{9 + \sqrt{7}}{37}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{9 + \sqrt{7}}{37}$

Decimal Form:

$0.31475003 \dots$