Conjugate

Definitions

Conjugate is where we change the sign in the middle of two terms

The conjugate of “a + b” is “a – b”

Conjugate is only used in expressions with two terms (binomials)

Examples

Expressions Conjugate
a + 1a – 1
b2 – 2b2 + 2
4 + √34 – √3

When we use conjugate?

It can help us Rationalizing the Denominator to simplify

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