Simplify Radicals
Steps Test perfect squares in the calculator Make a list of perfect squares up to (if needed) Use the list to simplify non-perfect squares- go to the perfect square larger than the radical to be simplified. Make 2 new radicals, and simplify
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Rationalizing the denominator Steps: Multiply the numerator and denominator by the denominator and simplify
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Square root property- no imagimary Steps: Isolate the squared term Take the square root of both sides and simplify
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