To rationalize the denominator, we'll have to multiply
both the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the
denominator:
(3sqrt2 - sqrt6)(4sqrt2 - sqrt6)/(4sqrt2 +
sqrt6)(4sqrt2 - sqrt6)
The product of denominator returns a
difference of two squares:
(3sqrt2 - sqrt6)(4sqrt2 -
sqrt6)/(4^2*2 - 6)
We'll remove the brackets from the
numerator:
(12*2 - 3sqrt12 - 4sqrt12 +
6)/(32-6)
We'll combine like terms inside
brackets:
(30 -
7*2sqrt3)/26
(30-14sqrt3)/26 = 2(15 -
7sqrt3)/26
2(15 - 7sqrt3)/26 = (15 -
7sqrt3)/13
The rationalized fraction is (15 -
7sqrt3)/13.
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