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OpenStudy (anonymous):

8- square root 3 is the conjugate of 8+ square root 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The answer is False right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cause there's minus

OpenStudy (anonymous):

isn't it true, because conjugate is like the opposite... but maybe i'm wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

maybe your right I think I am wrong

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

\((a+b)\) has conjugate \((a-b)\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the answer would be True

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@UnkleRhaukus Can the conjugate of (a+b) be (b-a)?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

as well*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thanks

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

@Azteck im not sure, maybe

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ah okay. Because (a+b) can be written as (b+a). Probably is.

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

your probably right @Azteck

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

but i think in this case we are talking about the irrational conjugate, so you have to switch the sign of the irrational component , which means that -√3+8 will Only have have irrational conjugate √3+8

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