1. Radical Expressions Objective: Simplify radical expressions

2. Perfect Squares & Square root List the numbers 1 to 15 in a column List the square of each number without a calculator Squaring and taking the square root are inverse operations x2x2 x … 16 9 4 1 … 4 3 2 1 SquaringSquare Root Radical Expression

3. Remove factors that are perfect squares Simplifying Radical Expression Simiplify

4. Look for pairs of Prime Factors Simplifying Radical Expression Simiplify

5. Look for pairs of factors Simplifying Radical Expression Simplify

6. Combining Radicals Combine factors outside radical if + or –, combine only if radical is the same Combine factors inside radical if × or ÷ Simplify radical W.S. 8-1 Practice Simplifying Radicals 1-17 odd