Distribute And Simplify These Radicals

Radicals were introduced in previous tutorial when we discussed real numbers. For example, root(25) = 5, and root(2) = 1.4142135 ... (an infinite nonrepeating decimal). Nosotros are now interested in developing techniques that will help in simplifying radicals and expressions that incorporate radicals. In this text, we will deal only with radicals that are foursquare roots. Other radicals, such equally cube roots and fourth roots , will exist discussed in later algebra courses.
        The following two properties of radicals are bones to the discussion.

If a and b are positive real numbers, then

         1. root(ab)=root(a)root(b)

and    two. root(a/b)=root(a)/root(b)

Thus,

root(144)=root(36)*root(4)=6*2=12

and root(9/25)=root(ix)/root(25)=3/5

To simplify root(450), we can write

root(450)=root(25*18)=root(25)root(xviii)=5root(18)

Is 5root(eighteen) the simplest form of root(450)? The respond is no, because root(xviii) has a square number factor, 9, and

root(xviii)=root(9)root(2)=3root(ii) .

We can write

root(450)=root(25*18)=root(25)*root(9)*root(2)=five*3*root(2)=15root(ii)

orroot(450)=root(225*2)=root(225)*root(two)=15root(2)

          In simplifying a radical, attempt to find the largest square factor of the radicand. A radical is considered to be in simplest form when the radicand has no square number cistron.

Examples

Simplify the following radicals.

1. root(24)     Gene 24 so that 1 factor is a square number.

root(24)=root(four*6)=root(4)*root(vi)=2root(6)

ii. root(72)     Find the largest square gene you lot can earlier simplifying.

root(72)=root(36*two)==root(36)*root(ii)=6root(2)

Or, if you did not notice 36 as a factor, you could write

root(72)=root(ix*8)=root(9)*root(8)=3root(4*2)=three*root(4)*root(two)=three*2*root(ii)=6root(2)

3. -root(288)

-root(288)=-root(144*2)=-root(144)*root(2)=-12root(two)

four. root(75/iv)

root(75/4)=root(75)/root(4)=root(25*3)/2=(root(25)*root(3))/2=(5root(3))/2

five. {3+root(18)}/3

(3+root(18))/3=(3+root(9*2))/3=(3+root(9)*root(2))/3=(three+3root(two))/3

                      = 3/three+(3root(two))/3=1+root(2)

Distribute And Simplify These Radicals,

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