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Section 5.6.A. Radical Expressions. 1.) The distance a vehicle travels when coming to a stop can be estimated with the following formula:. where: s = speed (mph) l = length of skid marks. If a car left a skid mark of 120 feet, how fast was it traveling?. Product Property of Radicals.
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Section 5.6.A Radical Expressions
1.) The distance a vehicle travels when coming to a stop can be estimated with the following formula: where: s = speed (mph) l = length of skid marks If a car left a skid mark of 120 feet, how fast was it traveling?
Product Property of Radicals For any real numbers a and b, and any integer n, n > 1 If n is even and a and b are positive If n is odd
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Quotient Property of Radicals For any real numbers a and b, b ≠ 0 and any integer n, n > 1 If n is even and a and b are positive
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Rationalizing the Denominator Don’t leave a radical in the denominator of a fraction To eliminate a radical factor in the denominator multiply both the numerator and the denominator by the radical in the denominator Remember = 1
Homework Page 293 # 9-16 Practice 12-5 problems #1-24 all