Answer:
[tex] \frac{7 + 7 \sqrt{5} }{ - 4} [/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
We would multiply the fraction by its conjugate
( A conjugate is a expression that has the same integer or number values but have different signs) for example
[tex]5x + 2[/tex]
and
[tex]5x - 2[/tex]
ARE Conjugates.
The conjugate of
[tex]1 - \sqrt{5} [/tex]
is
[tex]1 + \sqrt{5} [/tex]
So this means we will multiply the expression by 1 plus sqr root of 5 on the numerator and denominator.
Our new numerator will be
[tex]7 \times (1 + \sqrt{5} ) = 7 + 7 \sqrt{5} [/tex]
We can apply the difference of squares for the denominator.
[tex](x + y)(x - y) = x {}^{2} - {y}^{2} [/tex]
So our denominator will be
[tex]1 - 5 = - 4[/tex]
So our rationalized fraction will be
[tex] \frac{7 + 7 \sqrt{5} }{ - 4} [/tex]
