SIMPLIFYING RADICAL EXPRESSIONS

Perfect Squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, 144…

x2, x4, x6, ____, ____... Exponents must be __________.

25 is read “the square root of 25”.

25 = 5 because 52 = 25 36 = 6 because ____ = ____ 100 = _____ 49 = _____

3 2 6
a 6 = a 3 because (a ) = a m16 = m 8 because ____ = ____ y 10 = _____ a 2 = _____
Hint: Divide the exponent by _______.

In the expression a , the is called the radical and a is called the radicand.

Simplify (Simplifying Perfect Squares):

1. 4 2. 16 3.  100 4. a8 5. w12

6. a 6 b10 7. 9a 2 8.  81m 64 9. 49a 4 b12 10. 121x14 y 6

Simplify (Simplifying Radicals that are not Perfect Squares):

1. 20 = 4 • 5 = 2 5 2. 3. 48 = 16 3 = 4 3

4. 5. 6.

7. a5 = a 4 a = a2 a 8. 9. =

Simplify:
1. 18 2. 125 3. 72 4. 180 5. a3

6. b7 7. m11 8. 75 x 7 y 5 9. 27 a11b 7 10. 32a 7 b 4

11. 9a 8 12. 45a 7 13. 36 x 2 y 6 14. 12 x 20 y 8 15.  200

16. 196 17. 63 x 4 y 18. 19. 20.

Homework Simplifying Radicals Name __________________
Class Time________
Simplify each of the following expressions completely.

________ 1. 64 ________ 2.  18 ________ 3. 32

________ 4. 50 ________ 5. 400 ________ 6. x6

________ 7. x7 ________8. 16x16 ________9. 9x 9

________10. 40x 8 ________11. 25x 7 ________12. 12x 5

________13. a 2b 4 ________14. 49a 8 x12 ________15. 28 x 9 y 6

________16. 32m 7 n11 ________17. 20 x10 y 5 ________18. 100ab 4

________19. 75 x 8 y 3 ________20. 98 x 7 y 5

Homework: This worksheet plus Page 436: 14, 17, 19, 21, 27, 29
Answers to odd problems on worksheet:

1. 8 3. 4 2 5. 20 7. x3 x 9. 3x 4 x 11. 5x 3 x

13. ab2 15. 2x 4 y 3 7x 17. 2x5 y 2 5y 19. 5x 4 y 3y