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1. simplify square roots, and

2. simplify radical expressions.

SOL: A.13
Designed by Skip Tyler, Varina High School
ðf x 2 = y then x is a square root of y.
ðn the expression 64 ,
is the radical sign and
64 is the radicand.

1. Find the square root: 64

8
2. Find the square root: ÿ '.'4
-0.2
3. Find the square root: ? 2 2
22 -22
4. Find the square root:

2
22

5. Find the square root: 2


6. Use a calculator to find each
square root. Round the decimal
answer to the nearest hundredth.
? 46.5
_.82 -_.82
What numbers are perfect squares?
1‡1=2
2‡2=

3‡3=
4 ‡ 4 = 2_
5 ‡ 5 = 25
6 ‡ 6 = 3_

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82 200 222 2

...
 1. Simplify 147
Find a perfect square that goes into 147.
147 Î 4g3
147 Î 4 g 3
147 Î 7 3
 2. Simplify 6'5
Find a perfect square that goes into 6'5.
121g5
121g 5
11 5
 Simplify 72

1. 2 18.

2. 3 8
.

3. 6 2
.

4. 36 2
.
How do you simplify variables in the radical?
7
„
Look at these examples and try to find the pattern«
1 7
Î What is the answer to „ ?
2
Î 7
Î 3

3
Î
4 2
As a general rule, divide the
Î exponent by two. The
5 2 remainder stays in the
Î
6 3 radical.
Î
 2
4. Simplify „ 4
Find a perfect square that goes into 4.
2
4 g
7
25
5. Simplify 8
25
4g2
12
2 2
 36
Simplify 

1. 3x6
2. 3x 18

3. x6
4. x18
6. Simplify 6 i 1'
multiply the radicals.
6'
4g15
4 g 15
2 15
7. Simplify 2 14 i 3 21
multiply the coefficients and radicals.

6 24
6 4g6
6g 4 g 6
6g7 g 6
42 6
 3
Simplify 6 g 8

2
1. 4 . 3
4
2. 4 3
.

2
3. . 48
4
4. 48
.
How do you know when a radical
problem is done?
1. No radicals can be simplified.
Example:
8
2. There are no fractions in the radical.
Example: 1
4
3. There are no radicals in the denominator.
Example: 1
5
 1'8
8. Simplify.
3
Divide the radicals. Uh oh«
There is a
1'8 radical in the
denominator!

Whew! ðt
3
simplified!
36
6
 . Simplify 8 2
2 8
4 1 Uh oh«
Another
4 radical in the
denominator!
Whew! ðt simplified 4
again! ð hope they
all are like this! 2
2
 5 Uh oh«
1'. Simplify There is a
7 fraction in
the radical!
Since the fraction doesn¶t reduce, split the radical up.

5 5 7 35 35
Î g Î Î
7 7 7 4 7

How do ð get rid multiply by the ³fancy one´

of the radical in to make the denominator a
the denominator? perfect square!