Proof by contradiction that $\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{6} < \sqrt{15}$

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Claim: $\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{6} < \sqrt{15}$

a) State the negation of the claim.

b) Use proof by contradiction to prove the claim.

Can anyone explain to me how I would do this question?

A computation suggests that these numbers are relatively close to each other; $\sqrt{15}-\sqrt2-\sqrt6 \approx 0.01$.