Find the Value

Find the value

\[ a = 2 + \sqrt{3} \]

Solution:

\[ \frac{1}{a} = \frac{1}{2 + \sqrt{3}} \times \frac{2 – \sqrt{3}}{2 – \sqrt{3}} \]

\[ = \frac{2 – \sqrt{3}}{4 – 3} = 2 – \sqrt{3} \]

\[ a – \frac{1}{a} = (2 + \sqrt{3}) – (2 – \sqrt{3}) \]

\[ = 2\sqrt{3} \]

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