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Prove that: `1/(3-sqrt(8))-1/(sqrt(8)-\ sqrt(7))+1/(sqrt(7)-\ sqrt(6))-1/(sqrt(6)-\ sqrt(5))+1/(sqrt(5)-2)=5`

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To prove the expression \[ \frac{1}{3-\sqrt{8}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{8}-\sqrt{7}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{7}-\sqrt{6}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{5}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}-2} = 5, \] we will rationalize each term in the expression step by step. ...
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