How do you rationalize the denominator of a radical expression that has two terms in the denominator? (For example, the denominator is 1+√5.)

A / (1 +√5) = A (1 - √5) / (1 - 5) = -A (1 - √5) / 4

Multiply numerator and denominator by (1 - √5)

the transverse axis of a hyperbola is the line that contains the two vertices and the two focuses.

in this example (hyperbola of equation x^2/2 - y^2/4 = 1), the transverse axis is the  x-axis  . 

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