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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How to compare these really need help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sqrt{13}-\sqrt{12} , \sqrt{14}-\sqrt{13}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Kainui help please

OpenStudy (kainui):

What do you mean, like, which is greater?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (kainui):

Hmm, I guess my first guess is to try to rewrite them kind of like this, but I'm not sure if that's helpful: \[\LARGE 13-12=(\sqrt{13}-\sqrt{12})(\sqrt{13}+\sqrt{12})\]

OpenStudy (kainui):

Actually yeah that will help a lot!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How is that going to help , not getting any idea

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how

OpenStudy (kainui):

\[\LARGE \frac{1}{\sqrt{13}+\sqrt{12}}=\sqrt{13}-\sqrt{12}\] This is true correct? Now let's look at the other one, it's just \[\LARGE \frac{1}{\sqrt{14}+\sqrt{13}}=\sqrt{14}-\sqrt{13}\] Since there is only addition in the denominator, we know that \[\LARGE \frac{1}{\sqrt{13}+\sqrt{12}}>\frac{1}{\sqrt{14}+\sqrt{13}}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OOh , thanks a laot

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