Ying Tong's answer to R's Secondary 4 E Maths Singapore question.

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Ying Tong
Ying Tong's answer
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1. Expand your terms first.
2. Group all the terms with sqrt(2) together, and other terms outside.
3. Compare to the RHS of the equation and form your equation with unknown a.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.