1. Accelerated Math – 10/13/11 Pick up a Calculator Turn in Homework
Warm-up: On your own paper, simplify the following

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Key Learning: Basic algebra skills along with an understanding of how to work with radicals, polynomials, and rational expressions is necessary for working with and solving more advanced math problems encountered in the real world.
Unit Essential Question: How do you simplify and perform basic mathematical operations with radical expressions, polynomials, and rational expressions?

3. Operations with Radicals
Concept 2:
Operations with Radicals
Lesson Essential Questions:
1 – How do you simplify and perform
operations with expressions
involving square roots?
Vocabulary:
Radical
Radicand
Radical expression
Rationalize the denominator

4. Check Square Roots p. 19 6 2 √5 6 √2 √95 3 √2 5 √5 6 √3 2 √2 3 √6 10
2 √15 12 4
√26
√13
3 √3 9
10 √3

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8. OPERATIONS WITH RADICALS
ADDING AND SUBTRACTING RADICALS
SIMPLIFY FIRST
The RADICANDS MUST match
Add/subtract the “outside” numbers – leave the “inside” numbers the same
EX:

9. OPERATIONS WITH RADICALS
You Try:

10. Harder Problems … 1.

11. Harder Problems … 2.

12. Harder Problems … 3.