When multiplying by the conjugate of a radical to simply, why is the arithmetic operator positive here?

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So, $$\frac{\sqrt[2]{6x+6h+17}-\sqrt[2]{6x+17}}{h}$$

then this is where I am confused, not when multiplying by the conjugate to rationalize, the subtraction becomes addition.

$$\frac{\sqrt[2]{6x+6h+17}-\sqrt[2]{6x+17}}{h} \cdot \frac{\sqrt[2]{6x+6h+17}+\sqrt[2]{6x+17}}{\sqrt[2]{6x+6h+17}+\sqrt[2]{6x+17}}$$

then you can simply treat the numerator as raised to the power of two $$\frac{\left(\sqrt[2]{6x+6h+17}\right)^2-\left(\sqrt[2]{6x+17}\right)^2}{h\cdot\left(\sqrt[2]{6x+6h+17}+\sqrt[2]{6x+17}\right)}$$

simplify and cancel h

$$\frac{6h}{h\cdot\left(\sqrt[2]{6x+6h+17}+\sqrt[2]{6x+17}\right)}$$ $$\frac{6}{\sqrt[2]{6x+6h+17}+\sqrt[2]{6x+17}}$$

Why is the conjugate positive?