Rationalising rewrites a fraction with an irrational radical denominator so that the denominator is rational. For a two-term radical denominator, multiply both numerator and denominator by its non-zero conjugate.
\( \frac{3}{5 + \sqrt{2}} \times \frac{5 - \sqrt{2}}{5 - \sqrt{2}} \)
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