Evaluate the product

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Problem

Evaluate the product P=13+2×15−3P = \displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2}} \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}}, and write the final answer with no irrational number in any denominator. (i) Rationalize the denominator of 13+2\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2}}. (ii) Rationalize the denominator of 15−3\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}}. (iii) Multiply the simplified fractions obtained in (i) and (ii), and simplify PP to its simplest form.

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