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algebra senior

Problem

. Find . When your answer is in the form , where , , and are integers, and is not divisible by the square of a prime, what is ?
Solution
We can tell that , and then . Solving for , we find , which means . Simplify the denominator of to obtain . Substituting for , we get . To rationalize the denominator, we multiply by the conjugate of . We have Here, we have , and . So, taking the sum of the absolute values of , , and yields .
Final answer
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