Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 10 - Radical Expressions and Equations - Mid-Chapter Quiz - Page 632: 34

Answer

Sometimes true

Work Step by Step

The equation is true if $a=b=0$ then $\sqrt 0+\sqrt 0=\sqrt 0+\sqrt 0=0$ The equation is false if $a$ & $b$ are other values. Hence, the equation $\sqrt a+\sqrt b=\sqrt a+b$ is sometimes true.
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