Rewrite (2+(12)^(1/2))/(2+3^(1/2)) in the form a+b((c)^(1/2))

To solve:Rewrite the top part of the fraction to get it in terms of 3^(1/2)Rationalise the denominatorSimplify
The final answer is 2(3^(1/2)) - 2

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