Answer
False
Work Step by Step
The conjugate of an expression $(a+b)$ must be $(a-b)$. Therefore, according to this rule, the conjugate of $5+\sqrt 3$ must be $5-\sqrt 3$.
Therefore, the question statement is false.
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 9 - Roots and Radicals - 9.4 - Products and Quotients Involving Radicals - Concept Quiz 9.4 - Page 417: 3
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