SOLUTION: the conjugate of sqare_root(2)-square_root(3) is: square_root(2)+square_root(3). But can it be: -sqare_root(2)-square_root(3)?

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Question 6488: the conjugate of
sqare_root(2)-square_root(3) is:
square_root(2)+square_root(3).
But can it be:
-sqare_root(2)-square_root(3)?

Answer by longjonsilver(2297)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
conjugates are used in Complex Numbers --> your examples are not Complex.

Given the complex number a+bi, the conjugate is defined as a-bi, ie it has the same real part but the imaginary part has the opposite sign.

jon.

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