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Simplifying Radical Expressions. For any numbers a and b where and ,. Product Property of Radicals. Product Property of Radicals Examples. Examples :. Examples :. For any numbers a and b where and ,. Quotient Property of Radicals. Examples :. Examples :.
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For any numbers a and b where and , Product Property of Radicals
For any numbers a and b where and , Quotient Property of Radicals
Rationalizing the denominator Rationalizing the denominator means to remove any radicals from the denominator. Ex: Simplify
Simplest Radical Form • No perfect nth power factors other than 1. • No fractions in the radicand. • No radicals in the denominator.
Adding & Subtracting radicals We can only combine terms with radicals if we have like radicals
O F L I Multiplying radicals - FOIL
O F L I Examples:
O F L I Examples:
Binomials of the form where a, b, c, d are rational numbers. Conjugates
The product of conjugates is a rational number. Therefore, we can rationalize denominator of a fraction by multiplying by its conjugate.