1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$\frac{2 - \sqrt{3}}{-\sqrt{3} \cdot 2 + 1}$$.
2. **Rewrite the denominator:** The denominator is $$-\sqrt{3} \cdot 2 + 1 = -2\sqrt{3} + 1$$.
3. **Expression becomes:** $$\frac{2 - \sqrt{3}}{-2\sqrt{3} + 1}$$.
4. **Rationalize the denominator:** Multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator $$-2\sqrt{3} - 1$$ to eliminate the radical in the denominator.
5. **Multiply numerator:**
$$ (2 - \sqrt{3})(-2\sqrt{3} - 1) = 2(-2\sqrt{3}) + 2(-1) - \sqrt{3}(-2\sqrt{3}) - \sqrt{3}(-1) $$
$$ = -4\sqrt{3} - 2 + 2 \cdot 3 + \sqrt{3} = -4\sqrt{3} - 2 + 6 + \sqrt{3} $$
$$ = (-4\sqrt{3} + \sqrt{3}) + (-2 + 6) = -3\sqrt{3} + 4 $$
6. **Multiply denominator:**
$$ (-2\sqrt{3} + 1)(-2\sqrt{3} - 1) = (-2\sqrt{3})^2 - (1)^2 = (4 \cdot 3) - 1 = 12 - 1 = 11 $$
7. **Expression now:**
$$ \frac{-3\sqrt{3} + 4}{11} $$
8. **Final simplified form:**
$$ \frac{4 - 3\sqrt{3}}{11} $$
This is the simplified form of the original expression.
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