\(lim\left(n-3-\sqrt{n^2-\sqrt{5}n+1}\right)=lim\dfrac{-6n+n\sqrt{5}+8}{n+3+\sqrt{n^2-\sqrt{5}n+1}}\)
=\(lim\dfrac{n\left(-6+\sqrt{5}+\dfrac{8}{n}\right)}{n\left(1+\dfrac{3}{n}+\sqrt{1-\dfrac{\sqrt{5}}{n}+\dfrac{1}{n^2}}\right)}=lim\dfrac{-6+\sqrt{5}+\dfrac{8}{n}}{1+\dfrac{3}{n}+\sqrt{1-\dfrac{\sqrt{5}}{n}+\dfrac{1}{n^2}}}=\dfrac{\sqrt{5}}{2}-3\)
\(\Rightarrow a=\dfrac{1}{2};b=-3\)\(\Rightarrow a+b=\dfrac{-5}{2}\)