Fill in the blanks with positive integers:
(3 + sqrt(5) - 1 + 2*sqrt(3) + 5)^2 = ___ + ___ *sqrt(5)
The following is using brute force because I sux at math. ;)
First, let's combine some like terms within the parenthesis. We have
(2√3+√5+7)2
Since we can't simplify this forwards, let's set up the squaring process. Expanding the square, we get
(2√3+√5+7)(2√3+√5+7)
Now, let's use distributive property. Distributing every number in, and simplifying ALOT, we get
2√3⋅(2√3+√5+7)+√5⋅(2√3+√5+7)+7(2√3+√5+7)
I'm not going to show the entire process, but I think you got it!
Now, remember that a square being square becomes an integer.
Distributing every single number in and doing some simplifying, we get
2√15+14√3+12+2√15+7√5+5+14√3+7√5+49
4√15+28√3+14√5+66
This is the furthest we can simplify, so it's our final answer.
Thanks! :)