AMC 10 Daily Practice Round 1

Complete problem set with solutions and individual problem pages

Problem 1 Medium

\frac{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{5}}{3-\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{10}+\sqrt{15}}=            .

  • A.

    \sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}

  • B.

    \sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2}

  • C.

    \sqrt{2}-\sqrt{3}

  • D.

    \sqrt{5}+\sqrt{2}

  • E.

    \sqrt{5}-\sqrt{2}

Answer:B

~~~~\frac{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{5}}{3-\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{10}+\sqrt{15}}

=\frac{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{3}(\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{5})-\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{5})}

=\frac{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{5}}{(\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{5})(\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2})}

=\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2}.