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algebra intermediate

Problem

If we write in the form such that , , and are positive integers and is as small as possible, then what is ?
Solution
The common denominator desired is . So, this expression becomes Simplifying this gives To rationalize, multiply numerator and denominator by to get Simplifying yields , so the desired sum is .
Final answer
117