8.5 Square Roots
Squaring a Number What does it mean to square a number? It means to multiply a number by itself! What is 2 squared? What is 5 squared?
What are perfect squares? Perfect squares are what result from squaring numbers. Find your Perfect Squares table in your notes and let’s complete that table. NumberSquareNumberSquareNumberSquare
What’s a Square Root? Finding a square root is the opposite (or inverse) of squaring a number. To find the square root of 36 you must figure out what number multiplied by itself equals 36. That number is the square root of 36!
Square Root Words: A square root of a number is one of its Words: A square root of a number is one of its two equal factors. Symbols: where a = b · b Symbols: where a = b · b
The symbol, called a _____________ _________, is used to indicate a square root. This indicates the positive square root of 36. This indicates the negative square root of 36.
Example 1 Simplify each expression. a.b.c.d.e.f.
A radical expression is an expression that contains a square root. An example would be the The easiest way to simplify a radical expression is to separate the radical into smaller radicals that contain perfect squares. Hint: Try to find the largest perfect square that divides evenly into the radical. Use Your Perfect Squares Table!!!!
Product Property of Square Roots Words: The square root of a product is equal to the product of each square root. Words: The square root of a product is equal to the product of each square root. Numbers: Numbers: Symbols: Symbols:
Example 2 Simplify each expression. a.b.
Your Turn! Simplify the expression. a.b.
Quotient Property of Square Roots Words:The square root of a quotient is equal to the quotient of each square root. Numbers:Symbols:
Example 3 Simplify
Your Turn a. b.
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