1. Honors Precalculus Adv. January 13, 2017 Mrs. Agnew
radicals
Honors Precalculus Adv.
January 13, 2017
Mrs. Agnew

2. Essential Question Essential Vocabulary
How do we simplify expressions containing radicals?
Essential Vocabulary
Radical expression
Exponent
Rationalize

3. Simplifying Radical Expressions
Terminology: radical, principle root, index of radical, radicand
Simplify by dividing index into exponents of variables
Examples…

4. Rationalizing Expressions
What does it mean to rationalize the denominator of an expression?
Rationalizing the denominator means removing the radical from the denominator.
Calculus requires us to also rationalize the numerator.
Examples…

5. Examples: (Old Textbook) Page 23 – 25 #30 – 40 (E), 43, 46, 49, 50, 54
56, 62 – 64, 65(b), 66(a,c)
Page #60, 62, 64, 65, 68