Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. $$\begin{array} { l l l }
\text { index rationalizing } & \text { conjugate } & \text { principal square rootcube root midpoint } \
\text { complex numberlike radicals } & \text { radicand } & \text { imaginary unit } \quad \text { distance }
\end{array}$$
-The ________of $\sqrt { 3 } + 2$ is $\sqrt { 3 } - 2$
A) radicand
B) imaginary unit
C) index
D) conjugate

Question

Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. $$\begin{array} { l l l } 
\text { index rationalizing } & \text { conjugate } & \text { principal square rootcube root midpoint } \
\text { complex numberlike radicals } & \text { radicand } & \text { imaginary unit } \quad \text { distance }
\end{array}$$
-The ________of $\sqrt { 3 } + 2$ is $\sqrt { 3 } - 2$
A) radicand
B) imaginary unit
C) index
D) conjugate

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The conjugate of a binomial $\sqrt{3} + 2$ is $\sqrt{3} - 2$, where the sign between the two terms is reversed.

Fill in the Blank with One of the Words or Phrases