What is the following quotient?

[tex]\[ \frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{11}}{\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{3}} \][/tex]

A. \(\frac{\sqrt{30}+3 \sqrt{2}+\sqrt{55}+\sqrt{33}}{8}\)

B. \(\frac{\sqrt{30}-3 \sqrt{2}+\sqrt{55}-\sqrt{33}}{2}\)

C. \(\frac{17}{8}\)

D. [tex]\(-\frac{5}{2}\)[/tex]



Answer :

To find the quotient \(\frac{\sqrt{6} + \sqrt{11}}{\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3}}\), we need to simplify the given expression.

The quotient given is:
[tex]\[ \frac{\sqrt{6} + \sqrt{11}}{\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3}} \][/tex]

Looking at the possible answers provided:
1. \(\frac{\sqrt{30} + 3\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{55} + \sqrt{33}}{8}\)
2. \(\frac{\sqrt{30} - 3\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{55} - \sqrt{33}}{2}\)
3. \(\frac{17}{8}\)
4. \(-\frac{5}{2}\)

We compare our original expression to see if it matches any of the given choices.

Our original quotient is simply:
[tex]\[ \frac{\sqrt{6} + \sqrt{11}}{\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3}} \][/tex]

Notice that it directly represents the simplified form of the fraction where the numerator is \(\sqrt{6} + \sqrt{11}\) and the denominator is \(\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3}\).

Thus, the correct answer is:
[tex]\[ \frac{\sqrt{6} + \sqrt{11}}{\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3}} \][/tex]

Therefore, none of the additional complex expressions (choices 1 and 2) or the plain fractions (choices 3 and 4) match the form of the quotient we're looking for. Hence, the result is exactly as presented in the original quotient:

[tex]\[ \boxed{\frac{\sqrt{6} + \sqrt{11}}{\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3}}} \][/tex]

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