# fix IT

• June 14th 2012, 08:28 AM
srirahulan
fix IT
$\sqrt{8+2\sqrt{15}}=\sqrt{5+\sqrt{3}}$ prove this one.
• June 14th 2012, 08:44 AM
mfb
Re: fix IT
$\sqrt{8+2\sqrt{15}}\approx 3.97$
$\sqrt{5+\sqrt{3}}\approx 2.59$
Tricky to prove that both are equal. Is there a typo somewhere?

And apart from that: Your approach so far? What did you try, what did you find out?
• June 14th 2012, 08:49 AM
Reckoner
Re: fix IT
Quote:

Originally Posted by srirahulan
$\sqrt{8+2\sqrt{15}}=\sqrt{5+\sqrt{3}}$ prove this one.

I think you mean

$\sqrt{8+2\sqrt{15}}=\sqrt5+\sqrt3?$
• June 14th 2012, 08:52 AM
HallsofIvy
Re: fix IT
Quote:

Originally Posted by srirahulan
$\sqrt{8+2\sqrt{15}}=\sqrt{5+\sqrt{3}}$ prove this one.

Prove what? That these are equal? They obviously are not. $\sqrt{8+ 2\sqrt{15}}$ is approximately
3.968 and $\sqrt{5+ \sqrt{3}}$ is approximately 2.595.
• June 14th 2012, 09:10 AM
HallsofIvy
Re: fix IT
Quote:

Originally Posted by Reckoner
I think you mean

$\sqrt{8+2\sqrt{15}}=\sqrt5+\sqrt3?$

Ah! Now that makes sense. srirahulan, observe that both sides are positive numbers and square both sides.