The document provides instructions for simplifying radical expressions. It begins by listing perfect squares and their corresponding radical forms. It then discusses using perfect square factors to write radicals in simplified form. The rest of the document provides examples and step-by-step instructions for simplifying, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and rationalizing radicals. Key steps include simplifying radicals, combining like terms, multiplying coefficients and radicands, and rationalizing denominators to remove radicals.
The document provides instructions for simplifying radical expressions. It begins by listing perfect squares and their corresponding radical forms. It then discusses using perfect square factors to write radicals in simplified form. The rest of the document provides examples and step-by-step instructions for simplifying, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and rationalizing radicals. Key steps include simplifying radicals, combining like terms, multiplying coefficients and radicands, and rationalizing denominators to remove radicals.
The document provides instructions for simplifying radical expressions. It begins by listing perfect squares and their corresponding radical forms. It then discusses using perfect square factors to write radicals in simplified form. The rest of the document provides examples and step-by-step instructions for simplifying, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and rationalizing radicals. Key steps include simplifying radicals, combining like terms, multiplying coefficients and radicands, and rationalizing denominators to remove radicals.
The document provides instructions for simplifying radical expressions. It begins by listing perfect squares and their corresponding radical forms. It then discusses using perfect square factors to write radicals in simplified form. The rest of the document provides examples and step-by-step instructions for simplifying, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and rationalizing radicals. Key steps include simplifying radicals, combining like terms, multiplying coefficients and radicands, and rationalizing denominators to remove radicals.
2 28 7 6 63 * To multiply radicals: multiply the coefficients and then multiply the radicands and then simplify the remaining radicals. Multiply and then simplify
5 * 35 175 25 * 7 5 7
2 8 * 3 7 6 56 6 4 *14 6 * 2 14 12 14
2 5 * 4 20 20 100 20 *10 200
5 2 5* 5 25 5
7 2 7* 7 49 7
8 2 8* 8 64 8
x 2 x* x x 2 x To divide radicals: divide the coefficients, divide the radicands if possible, and rationalize the denominator so that no radical remains in the denominator 56 8 4*2 2 2 7 This cannot be divided which leaves 6 6 7 the radical in the * denominator. We do 7 7 7 not leave radicals in the denominator. So 42 42 we need to rationalize by 49 7 multiplying the fraction by something so we can eliminate the radical in the 42 cannot be denominator. simplified, so we are finished. This can be divided 5 1 2 which leaves the * radical in the 10 2 2 denominator. We do not leave radicals in the denominator. So we need to 2 rationalize by 10 multiplying the fraction by something so we can eliminate the radical in the denominator. This cannot be 3 3 3 divided which leaves * the radical in the 12 12 3 denominator. We do not leave radicals in the denominator. So 3 3 we need to rationalize by 36 multiplying the fraction by something so we can eliminate the radical in the 3 3 3 denominator. Reduce the 6 6 fraction. X 2 =X
