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Algebra 3 Chapter 7: POWERS, ROOTS, and RADICALS Lesson 2: Properties of Rational Exponents

VOCAB Like Radicals – when 2 terms have the same index

Today Today we will learn how to simplify rational expressions to make them easier.

Properties

Directions Combine Like radicals Find a property that looks like the problem and do what the property does.

I DO (Simplifying)

WE DO (Simplifying)

YOU DO (Simplifying)

REVIEW What did you learn?

Homework Worksheet – 7.2B (1 – 9)

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Algebra 3 Chapter 7: POWERS, ROOTS, and RADICALS Lesson 2: Properties of Rational Exponents

Today Yesterday we learned how to simplify rational expressions to make them easier. Today we are doing the same thing but with variables.

Properties

Directions Combine Like radicals Find a property that looks like the problem and do what the property does.

LETS TALK

Logic

I DO (Simplifying with Variables)

WE DO (Simplifying with Variables)

YOU DO (Simplifying with Variables)

REVIEW What did you learn? How is this different from what you learned yesterday?

Homework Worksheet – 7.2B ( )

Warm Up

Algebra 3 Chapter 7: POWERS, ROOTS, and RADICALS Lesson 2: Properties of Rational Exponents

Today The past 2 days we learned how to simplify radical expressions Today we are going to learn how to combine like radical expressions

Directions (Add and Subtract) Find like radicals Make the radicand be the same number Perform the given operation to ONLY the outside number

I DO ( Like Radicals)

WE DO ( Like Radicals)

YOU DO ( Like Radicals)

Question What if the powers aren’t the same?

REVIEW Today we learned how to combine like radicals

Homework Worksheet – 7.2B ( )