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Simplifying Radical Expressions
• Basic multiplication• Basic divisiono Rationalize the denominator
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Product Property of Radicals
For any numbers a and b where and , a0
ab a b
b0
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Quotient Property of Radicals
For any numbers a and b where and , a0 b0
ab
a
b
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What if the denominator still has a radical???????
5
3
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Rationalizing the denominator
Rationalizing the denominator means to remove any radicals from the denominator.
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Examples:5
1. 4
10 82.
5
3.
5
2 2
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Simplifying Radical Expressions
• Add• Multiplyo Conjugates
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Adding radicals
6 7 5 7 3 7
We can only combine terms with radicals if we have like radicals
8 7
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Multiplying radicals - Distributive Property
3 24 3
3 2 34 3
612
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Check Yo Self!
1. 2 3 + 5 + 7 3 - 2
2. 5 6 3 24 150
3. 2 3 4 5 3 6 5
4. 5 4 2 7 5 4 2 7
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How do we rationalize a denominator like this???????
5 6
3 2
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Conjugates
The product of conjugates is a rational number. Therefore, we can rationalize
denominator of a fraction by multiplying by its conjugate.
5 6 Conjugate: 5 6
3 2 2 Conjugate: 3 2 2
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2 6
3 2
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3 21.
3 5
1 2 52.
6 5
Check Yo Self!