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Rationalize the denominator:

3223+22\dfrac{3 - 2\sqrt{2}}{3 + 2\sqrt{2}}

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Rationalizing the denominator,

3223+22×322322(322)2(3)2(22)2(3)2+(22)22×3×2298(9+8122)1(17122)\Rightarrow \dfrac{3 - 2\sqrt{2}}{3 + 2\sqrt{2}} \times \dfrac{3 - 2\sqrt{2}}{3 - 2\sqrt{2}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{(3 - 2\sqrt{2})^2} {(3)^2 - ( 2\sqrt{2})^2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{(3)^2 + ( 2\sqrt{2})^2 -2 \times 3 \times 2\sqrt{2} } {9-8} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{(9 + 8 - 12\sqrt{2})} {1} \\[1em] \Rightarrow (17 - 12\sqrt{2}) \\[1em]

Hence, on rationalizing 3223+22=(17122)\dfrac{3 - 2\sqrt{2}}{3 + 2\sqrt{2}} = (17 - 12\sqrt{2}).

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