1. Lesson #3: Dividing with Radicals (For use with Sections 7-2 & 7-3)
Please pick up the Lesson #3 example sheet found on the front table.
Complete the Warm-Up box found at the top of the front page.

2. Warm-Up:
Simplify the following expressions. Leave your answers fully reduced in fraction form.
1) 2) 3)

3. Rules for Dividing Radicals1)

4. Rationalizing the Denominator
The rules for simplest radical form state that we cannot leave a radical in the denominator of a fraction. So, how do we get rid of a radical that is not a perfect square or does not simplify itself out?
The Power of 1:
We simply multiply the numerator and denominator by the radical found in the denominator and then simplify what remains if necessary.