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OpenStudy (otakulyfe):

can someone help me with conjugates in algebra

OpenStudy (perfecta):

In algebra, a conjugate is a binomial formed by negating the second term of a binomial. The conjugate of x + y is x − y, where x and y are real numbers. If y is imaginary, the process is termed complex conjugation: the complex conjugate of a + bi is a − bi, where a and b are real.

OpenStudy (otakulyfe):

sam (.sam.):

Try\[\frac{6}{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{3}} \times \frac{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3}}\]

sam (.sam.):

Let's do it this way, \[\frac{6}{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{3}} \] Multiply both numerator and denominator by -1 first \[\frac{-6}{\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}}\] Then \[\frac{-6}{\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}} \times \frac{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2}}\]

sam (.sam.):

\[\frac{-6(\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2})}{(\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2})(\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2})}\]

sam (.sam.):

\[=\frac{-6(\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2})}{3+\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{6}-2} \] Hence, \[=\frac{-6(\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2})}{1}\] \[=-6(\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2})\]

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sam (.sam.):

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sam (.sam.):

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