Simplifying Radical Fractions
Source:
February 14, 2009
Problem Statement
The expression 1 \minus{} \frac {1}{1 \plus{} \sqrt {3}} \plus{} \frac {1}{1 \minus{} \sqrt {3}} equals:
(A)\ 1 \minus{} \sqrt {3} \qquad(B)\ 1 \qquad(C)\ \minus{} \sqrt {3} \qquad(D)\ \sqrt {3} \qquad(E)\ 1 \plus{} \sqrt {3}