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Simplify Radical Expressions. EQs…. How do we simplify algebraic and numeric expressions involving square root? How do we perform operations with square roots?. Vocabulary.
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EQs… • How do we simplify algebraic and numeric expressions involving square root? • How do we perform operations with square roots?
Vocabulary • Simplest Form – A radical expression is in simplest form if no perfect square factors other than 1 are in the radicand, no fractions are in the radicand, and no radicals appear in the denominator of the fraction. • Rationalizing the Denominator – The process of eliminating a radical from an expression’s denominator.
Vocabulary • Radical Conjugates – • Product Property of Radicals – States that the square root of a product equals the product of the square roots of the factors. • Quotient Property of Radicals – States that the square roots of a quotient equals the quotient of the square roots of the numerator and denominator.
Example 1Use the product property of radicals • Simplify the expression.
Example 2Multiply radicals • Simplify the expression.
Example 3Use the quotient property of radicals • Simplify the expression.
Guided Practice for Examples 1, 2, & 3 • Simplify the expression.
Guided Practice for Examples 1, 2, & 3 • Simplify the expression.
Joke of the Day… • Why was the math book crying?