How to do this?

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Rohan Ghosh ·

14-6√5 = (3-√5)2

9-4√5=(√5-2)2

thus the remaining term =√4=2

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sparkle2009 ·

How to find the square root of a surd?

like 14-6√5 = (3-√5)^2

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Manas ·

hey see u can convert it into the (a+b)2 format
that comes due to practise.

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Rohan Ghosh ·

i did it by observation

saw that 6√5=2*3*√5

and (3)2+(√5)2=14

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Celestine preetham ·

its by simple observation sparkle

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noone ·

used to have a method naa in class 6 or 7 ...

by taking p+√q = (a+b)2

then separtely equating rational and irrational terms.

jus as we do for complex no.s also ...

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sparkle2009 ·

Thanks everyone

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