1. Simplify Radicals

2. 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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Simplify:

5. Rationalizing the denominator
Steps:
Multiply the numerator and denominator by the denominator and simplify

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Simplify:

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Simplify

8. Square root property- no imagimary
Steps:
Isolate the squared term
Take the square root of both sides and simplify

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