Essential Question: How do we simplify radicals?
Simplifying Radicals
Perfect Squares 64 225 1 81 256 4 100 289 9 121 16 324 144 25 400 169 36 196 49 625
Simplify = 2 = 4 = 5 This is a piece of cake! = 10 = 12
Simplify = = = = = = = = = = Perfect Square Factor * Other Factor LEAVE IN RADICAL FORM = = = = = =
Simplify = = = = = = = = = = Perfect Square Factor * Other Factor LEAVE IN RADICAL FORM = = = = = =
Essential Question: How do we add & subtract radicals?
+ To combine radicals: combine the coefficients of like radicals Combining Radicals + To combine radicals: combine the coefficients of like radicals
Simplify each expression
Simplify each expression: Simplify each radical first and then combine.
Simplify each expression: Simplify each radical first and then combine.
Simplify = = = = = = = = = = Perfect Square Factor * Other Factor LEAVE IN RADICAL FORM = = = = = =
Simplify each expression
Simplify each expression
Essential Question: How do we multiply radicals?
Multiplying Radicals * To multiply radicals: multiply the coefficients and then multiply the radicands and then simplify the remaining radicals.
Multiply and then simplify