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In Q(2)\mathbb Q(\sqrt2), (3+22)(3−22)=1(3+2\sqrt2)(3-2\sqrt2)=1. Write (3+22)−2(3+2\sqrt2)^{-2} as p+q2p+q\sqrt2; what is pp?