1. Section 7.5 Expressions Containing Several Radical Terms
Adding & Subtracting Radical Expressions
Products & Quotients of Several Terms
Rationalizing Denominators (part 2)
Terms with Differing Indices
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2. Adding & Subtracting Like Radicals
Each term must have a radical with identical index and radicand
Law of distribution allows combining or factoring
Like radicals:
Unlike radicals (cannot combine)
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3. Simplify before Trying to Combine
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4. Use Distribution to Multiply Like Indices
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5. The Beauty of Square Root Conjugates
Square roots only:
Middle term disappears
And Radicals disappear
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6. Try this one in class:
Now this one:
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7. Using Conjugates to Rationalize Denominators (Part 2) – [or Numerators]3 14
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8. Terms with Differing Indices
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9. More UnLike Indices
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10. What Next? Solving Radical Equations
Present Section 7.6
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