The problem asks to express the fraction $\frac{3\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{3}}{2\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}}$ in the form $\frac{\sqrt{m}}{\sqrt{n}}$, where $m$ and $n$ are whole numbers.
The problem asks to express the fraction 23−232−3 in the form nm, where m and n are whole numbers.
2. Solution Steps
First, we rationalize the denominator of the given expression by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator. The conjugate of 23−2 is 23+2.
23−232−3=23−232−3⋅23+223+2
=(23−2)(23+2)(32−3)(23+2)
=(23)2−(2)232(23)+32(2)−3(23)−3(2)
=4(3)−266+6−6−6
=12−256
=1056
=26
Now we want to express 26 in the form nm. We can write 2 as 4, so
26=46
Now, we can multiply the numerator and the denominator by 55.
26=46=46×5555=4⋅556⋅55
That's not working. Instead, we can multiply the top and bottom by kk.
Alternatively, we want to find an equivalent form of the given options.