How to compare numbers $\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}$ and $\sqrt{8-2\sqrt{15}}$

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How to compare the following numbers without using the calculator? $\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}$ and $\sqrt{8-2\sqrt{15}}$

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Hint:

$$\sqrt5-\sqrt3\ge\sqrt{8-2\sqrt{15}}\iff8-2\sqrt{15}\ge8-2\sqrt{15}\ldots$$

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As $(\sqrt 5-\sqrt 3)^2=5+3-2\sqrt {15}$ they are equal