Answer:
Value is 3 - √8
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]x = 3 + \sqrt{8} \\ \\ \frac{1}{x} = \frac{1}{3 + \sqrt{8} } \\ [/tex]
rationalise the denominator:
[tex] = \frac{1}{3 + \sqrt{8} } . \frac{3 - \sqrt{8} }{3 - \sqrt{8} } \\ \\ = \frac{3 - \sqrt{8} }{ {3}^{2} - {( \sqrt{8}) }^{2} } \\ \\ = \frac{3 - \sqrt{8} }{9 - 8} \\ \\ = 3 - \sqrt{8} [/tex]
