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9.4 Exercises
In Exercises 1-14, place each of the radical expressions in simple radical form.
Check your answer with your calculator.

1. 2(5 7)

2. 3(2 3)

3. 3(2 5)

4.
2(3 7)

5.
3(5 6)

6.
2(3 10)

7. (2 5)(3 3)

8. (5 2)(2 7)

9. (4 3)(2 6)

10. (2 5)(3 10)

11. (2 3)2

12. (3 5)2

13. (5 2)2

14. (7 11)2
In Exercises 15-22, use the distributive
property to multiply. Place your final
answer in simple radical form. Check
your result with your calculator.

15. 2(3 + 5)

16. 3(4 7)

17. 2(5 + 4 2)
1

18.
19.
20.

3(4 3 2)

2(2 +
3(4

2)

21.

6)

2( 10 + 14)

22.

3( 15 33)

In Exercises 23-30, combine like terms.

Place your final answer in simple radical
form. Check your solution with your calculator.
23.

5 2 + 7 2

24.

2 3+3 3

25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

2 68 6

73 7

2 34 2+3 3

7 5+2 73 5

2 3+5 27 3+2 2

3 11 2 7 2 11 + 4 7

In Exercises 31-40, combine like terms

where possible. Place your final answer
in simple radical form. Use your calculator to check your result.

31.
45 + 20

32. 4 45 4 20
33.

2 18 8

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35.
36.
37.
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20 + 4 45

5 27 + 5 12

3 12 2 27

4 20 + 4 45

2 18 5 8

2 45 + 5 20

3 27 4 12

In Exercises 41-48, simplify each of the

given rational expressions. Place your final answer in simple radical form. Check
your result with your calculator.
41.

1
2
2

42.

3
3 3
3

43.

2
2 2
2

44.

5
4 5
5

45.

3
5 2+
2

46.

2
6 3+
3

47.

48.

12
8 3 2
2

6
27 5 3
3

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In Exercises 49-60, multiply to expand

each of the given radical expressions. Place
your final answer in simple radical form.
Use your calculator to check your result.

3)(3

49.

(2 +

50.

(5 +

51.

(4 + 3 2)(2 5 2)

52.

(3 + 5 3)(1 2 3)

53.

(2 + 3 2)(2 3 2)

54.

(3 + 2 5)(3 2 5)

55.

(2 3 + 3 2)(2 3 3 2)

56.

(8 2 + 5)(8 2 5)

57.

(2 +

58.

(3

59.

( 3 2 5)2

60.

(2 3 + 3 2)2

2)(2

3)
2)

5)2
2)2

In Exercises 61-68, place each of the

given rational expressions in simple radical form by rationalizing the denominator. Check your result with your calculator.
1

5+ 3

61.

62.

2 3 2

63.

2 5 2

64.

3 3 6

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65.

66.

67.

68.

2+ 3

2 3

3 5

3+ 5

3+ 2

3 2

2 3+ 2

3 2

Radical Expressions

78. Given f (x) =

expression

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x + 2, evaluate the

f (x) f (3)
,
x3
and then rationalize the numerator.
79. Given f (x) =
pression

x, evaluate the ex-

f (x + h) f (x)
,
h

In Exercises 69-76, use the quadratic

formula to find the solutions of the given
equation. Place your solutions in simple
radical form and reduce your solutions to
lowest terms.
69.

3x2 8x = 5

70.

5x2 2x = 1

71.

5x2 = 2x + 1

72.

3x2 2x = 11

73.

7x2 = 6x + 2

74.

11x2 + 6x = 4

75.

x2 = 2x + 19

76.

100x2 = 40x 1

and then rationalize the numerator.

80. Given f (x) =
expression

x 3, evaluate the

f (x + h) f (x)
,
h
and then rationalize the numerator.

In Exercises 77-80, we will suspend the

usual rule that you should rationalize the
denominator. Instead, just this one time,
rationalize the numerator of the resulting
expression.
77. Given f (x) =
pression

x, evaluate the ex-

f (x) f (2)
,
x2
and then rationalize the numerator.

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9.4 Answers
1.

10 7

45.

13 2/2

3.

2 15

47.

7 2

5.

15 2

49.

3+

7.

6 15

51.

22 14 2

9.

24 2

53.

14

11.

12

55.

13.

50

57.

9+4 5

15.

6+2 5

59.

17.

10 + 8 2

19.

2 2+2

21.

2 5+2 7

63.

23.

2 2

65.

23 4 15

5 3
2

2 5+ 2
3

7+4 3

25.

6 6

67.

5+2 6

27.

5 34 2

69.

(4

29.

7 25 3

71.

(1

31.

5 5

73.

(3

33.

4 2

75.

12 5

35.

5 3

77.

37.

20 5

x+ 2

79.

x+h+ x

39.
41.
43.

16 5

2/2
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31)/3
6)/5
23)/7