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Hi chetan2u, thank you for sharing your approach! I tried solving using identities as a first approach. Could you please help me understand what did I do wrong?­­
I then tried solving with your approach (multiplying by conjugate) and I am still getting it wrong. Can´t see where I commited the errors in both cases...

All input would help inmensly!
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­\((\frac{1}{\sqrt{8 - \sqrt{63}}} +\frac{1}{\sqrt{8 +\sqrt{63}}})^2 =\) has been taken as \((\frac{1}{\sqrt{8} - \sqrt{63}} +\frac{1}{\sqrt{8} +\sqrt{63}})^2 =\)

Entire denominator \(8-\sqrt{3}\) is under another square root.

Change and solve, and let me know if you don't get correct answer.
 
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Hi chetan2u, thank you for sharing your approach! I tried solving using identities as a first approach. Could you please help me understand what did I do wrong?­­
I then tried solving with your approach (multiplying by conjugate) and I am still getting it wrong. Can´t see where I commited the errors in both cases...

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­\((\frac{1}{\sqrt{8 - \sqrt{63}}} +\frac{1}{\sqrt{8 +\sqrt{63}}})^2 =\) has been taken as \((\frac{1}{\sqrt{8} - \sqrt{63}} +\frac{1}{\sqrt{8} +\sqrt{63}})^2 =\)

Entire denominator \(8-\sqrt{3}\) is under another square root.

Change and solve, and let me know if you don't get correct answer.

 
­Horrible careless error I commited there... Tried again but I am struggling with the last bit here 2 * a* b results in +2 and I do not see how.

Huge thanks for reponding me and helping me. Truly appreciate it
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Hi chetan2u, thank you for sharing your approach! I tried solving using identities as a first approach. Could you please help me understand what did I do wrong?­­
I then tried solving with your approach (multiplying by conjugate) and I am still getting it wrong. Can´t see where I commited the errors in both cases...

All input would help inmensly!
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­\((\frac{1}{\sqrt{8 - \sqrt{63}}} +\frac{1}{\sqrt{8 +\sqrt{63}}})^2 =\) has been taken as \((\frac{1}{\sqrt{8} - \sqrt{63}} +\frac{1}{\sqrt{8} +\sqrt{63}})^2 =\)

Entire denominator \(8-\sqrt{3}\) is under another square root.

Change and solve, and let me know if you don't get correct answer.


 
­Horrible careless error I commited there... Tried again but I am struggling with the last bit here 2 * a* b results in +2 and I do not see how.

Huge thanks for reponding me and helping me. Truly appreciate it
­Another error is taking the sign as NEGATIVE while it is POSITIVE.
­\((\frac{1}{\sqrt{8 - \sqrt{63}}} +\frac{1}{\sqrt{8 +\sqrt{63}}})^2 \) has been taken as ­\((\frac{1}{\sqrt{8 - \sqrt{63}}} -\frac{1}{\sqrt{8 +\sqrt{63}}})^2 \)
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