Strategies to denest nested radicals $\sqrt{a+b\sqrt{c}}$ I have recently read some passage about nested radicals, I'm deeply impressed by them. Simple nested radicals $\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2}}$,$\sqrt{3-2\sqrt{2}}$ which the later can be denested into $1-\sqrt{2}$. This may be able to see through easily, but how can we denest such a complicated one $\sqrt{61-24\sqrt{5}}(=4-3\sqrt{5})$? And Is there any ways to judge if a radical in $\sqrt{a+b\sqrt{c}}$ form can be denested?
Mr. Srinivasa Ramanujan even suggested some CRAZY nested radicals such as:
$$\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{2}-1},\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{28}-\sqrt[3]{27}},\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{5}-\sqrt[3]{4}},
\sqrt[3]{\cos{\frac{2\pi}{7}}}+\sqrt[3]{\cos{\frac{4\pi}{7}}}+\sqrt[3]{\cos{\frac{8\pi}{7}}},\sqrt[6]{7\sqrt[3]{20}-19},...$$
Amazing, these all can be denested. I believe there must be some strategies to denest them, but I don't know how.
I'm a just a beginner, can anyone give me some ideas? Thank you.

There are the following identities.
$$\sqrt{a+\sqrt{b}}=\sqrt{\frac{a+\sqrt{a^2-b}}{2}}+\sqrt{\frac{a-\sqrt{a^2-b}}{2}}$$ and
$$\sqrt{a-\sqrt{b}}=\sqrt{\frac{a+\sqrt{a^2-b}}{2}}-\sqrt{\frac{a-\sqrt{a^2-b}}{2}},$$
where all numbers under radicals are non-negatives.
For example:
$$\sqrt{5+2\sqrt6}=\sqrt{5+\sqrt{24}}=\sqrt{\frac{5+\sqrt{5^2-24}}{2}}+\sqrt{\frac{5-\sqrt{5^2-24}}{2}}=\sqrt3+\sqrt2.$$
This is interesting, when $a$ and $b$ are rationals and $a^2-b$ is a square of a rational number.  
The first identity is true because
$$\left(\sqrt{\frac{a+\sqrt{a^2-b}}{2}}+\sqrt{\frac{a-\sqrt{a^2-b}}{2}}\right)^2=$$
$$=\frac{a+\sqrt{a^2-b}}{2}+\frac{a-\sqrt{a^2-b}}{2}+2\sqrt{\frac{a+\sqrt{a^2-b}}{2}}\cdot\sqrt{\frac{a-\sqrt{a^2-b}}{2}}=a+\sqrt{b}.$$
