WAEC - Further Mathematics (2018 - No. 1)
Simplify \(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3} -1} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3} + 1}\)
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
3
\(2\sqrt{3}\)
6
Forklaring
\(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3} - 1} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3} + 1}\)
= \(\frac{\sqrt{3}(\sqrt{3} + 1) + \sqrt{3}(\sqrt{3} - 1)}{(\sqrt{3} - 1)(\sqrt{3} + 1)}\)
= \(\frac{3 + \sqrt{3} + 3 - \sqrt{3}}{3 + \sqrt{3} - \sqrt{3} - 1}\)
= \(\frac{6}{2} = 3\)