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11.2A. Simplify and Multiply Square Roots. Squaring a Number . When a number is squared, it is multiplied to itself: . 1. 5. 5. 25. -3. -3. 9. Notice squaring any number always results in a ___________________ number. . positive. Taking the Square Root of a Number
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11.2A Simplify and Multiply Square Roots
Squaring a Number When a number is squared, it is multiplied to itself: 1 5 5 25 -3 -3 9 Notice squaring any number always results in a ___________________ number. positive
Taking the Square Root of a Number Just as subtracting is the opposite of adding and dividing is the opposite of multiplying, the opposite of squaring is ____________ ______________. square rooting
Ex 1: Find the square roots of the following numbers: 1 3 m 23 Not possible!
Ex 2: Find the following: (Think of the negative sign in front as just being negative one multiplied to the positive root.) –5 –23
–m –x
x2 y3 2
Factor tree inside radical Circle any pairs Multiply pairs w/ # in front Multiply loners back inside
Ex 4: Simplify a) = 2 5 4 5 2 2
b) = 6 2 36 2 6 6 3 2 3 2
Ex 4: Simplify c) = 5 x 2 25 x 2 x 5 5
Ex 4: Simplify d) = 2 x3 6 x 12 2 x x x x x 6 2 3 2
Ex 4: Simplify e) 6 x = 2 9 2 x x 3 3
Ex 4: Simplify f) = 10 y8 3 4 3 2 2
g) = 70 x5 10 10
h) = 6 y4 10 8 5 2 4 2 2
Multiply #s in front Multiply #s inside Factor tree and simplify
2 35
= 35 5 49 7 7
= 20x2 2 x 5 4 5 2 2
= 240y10 4 y5 15 10 24 5 2 4 6 2 2 2 3
6 = 5t6 6 t3 5
14 = 12k8 k4 3 28 4 3 2 2
Divide exponent by 2 Leave remainder 1 inside
= x x x x x
= p2 p 4
= k9 6k 2 4 6 2 2 3 2
= w7 2w 20 8 4 2 4 2 2 2 2
= p3 p 6 6 6
= x7 7x 2 7 4 2 2
63y5 = y2 7y 3 9 7 3 3
80d5 = d2 5d 4 8 10 5 4 2 2 2 2
150x7 = x3 6x 5 10 15 2 5 3 5
243x13 = x6 3x 9 9 27 3 3 3 9 3 3