www.ConcurrentInverse.com 2005 October 11 (c) 2005 Wm.C.Corwin The more general case will now be considered: [k+l[5]] = Q + [h+f[5]] where k,l,h, and f a re rationals. It the above is possible we will separate the rational and irrational parts after eliminating the radicals. k + l[5] = {Q} + 2Q[h+f[5]] + h + f[5] k-{Q}-h + (l-f)[5] = 2Q[h+f[5]] {k-{Q}-h} + 5{l-f} + 2(k-{Q}-h)(l-f)[5] = 4{Q}h + 4{Q}f[5] {k-{Q}-h} -4{Q}h + 5{l-f} = 0 2(k-{Q}-h)(l-f) -4{Q}f =0 {k-h} -2{Q}(k+h) + {{Q}} + 5{l-f} =0 2(k-h-{Q})(l-f) -4{Q}f =0 Separating out the rational and irrational parts: {k-h}-2{Q}(k+h)+{{Q}}+5{l-f}= 0 and 2(k-h)(l-f)-2{Q}l-2{Q}f =0 k - h = {Q}(l+f)/(l-f) 2{Q}(k+h) = {k-h}+{{Q}}+5{l-f} k + h = ({k-h}+{{Q}}+5{l-f})/(2{Q}) k l [2] h f [15+5[5]] = [2] + [7+3[5]] 7 3 3 1 ... 27 9 23 3 ...