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Rationalize the denominator:

1(31)\dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{3} - 1)}

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Rationalizing on denominator,

1(31)×(3+1)(3+1)(3+1)(3)2(1)2(3+1)31(3+1)2\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{3} - 1)} \times \dfrac{(\sqrt{3} + 1)}{(\sqrt{3} + 1)} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{(\sqrt{3} + 1)}{(\sqrt{3})^2 - (1)^2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{(\sqrt{3} + 1)}{3 - 1} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{(\sqrt{3} + 1)}{2} \\[1em]

Hence, on rationalizing 1(31)=(3+1)2\dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{3} - 1)} = \dfrac{(\sqrt{3} + 1)}{2}.

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