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Operations With Radicals: Like Radicals Have The Same Index and Same Radicand

I. Unlike radicals cannot be added or subtracted, but like radicals (same index and radicand) can be combined by adding or subtracting the radicands. II. To multiply radicals: A) radicals with the same index are multiplied by multiplying the radicands and keeping the common index; B) radicals with different indices use fractional exponents, making bases the same before multiplying radicands. III. To divide radicals: A) radicals with the same index are divided by dividing the radicands and keeping the common index; B) radicals with different indices use fractional exponents, making indices the same before dividing radicands.

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Operations With Radicals: Like Radicals Have The Same Index and Same Radicand

I. Unlike radicals cannot be added or subtracted, but like radicals (same index and radicand) can be combined by adding or subtracting the radicands. II. To multiply radicals: A) radicals with the same index are multiplied by multiplying the radicands and keeping the common index; B) radicals with different indices use fractional exponents, making bases the same before multiplying radicands. III. To divide radicals: A) radicals with the same index are divided by dividing the radicands and keeping the common index; B) radicals with different indices use fractional exponents, making indices the same before dividing radicands.

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OPERATIONS WITH RADICALS

I. ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION


Only like radicals can be added or subtracted. Leave unlike radicals as they are.

*Like radicals have the same index and same radicand.

Examples:
1. √ ❑+5 √ ❑ = 6 √ ❑
2. 8 √❑- √ ❑+ 4 √❑−3 √❑ (Hint: convert the radicals into like radicals
before adding or subtracting)
= 8 √❑- √ ❑+ 4 √ ❑−3 √❑ (apply simplification of radicals)
= 2∗8 √❑- 5∗1 √❑+2∗4 √❑−4∗3 √ ❑
= 16 √ ❑ - 5 √ ❑+8 √ ❑−12 √ ❑ (The radicals are simplified, combine
like radicals)
= 3 √ ❑+ 4 √ ❑

II. MULTIPLICATION OF RADICALS


A. To multiply two or more radicals having the same indices, use Law 2.
(multiply the radicands and carry the common index)

Examples:
1. √ ❑¿ √ ❑ = √ ❑
2. 2 √
3
4 ¿ 3 √3 16 = 2∗3 √3 4 3 √3 16 = 6 √3 64 = 6∗4 = 24
3. 3 √ x y ¿ √ x y = 3∗1 √ x y x y ❑
4 2 4 3 2 4 2 3 2

= 3√ x y❑ = 3 x√ x y❑
4 5 3 4 3

B. To multiply radicals with different indices, it is convenient to use fractional


exponents and the laws of exponents

Examples:
6 = 61 /2 ¿ 61 /3 = 61 /2 +1/ 3 = 65 / 6 = √ 65
6
1. √ ❑¿ √3

2. √ 4 ¿ ❑√2
3
(Hint: make the base of the radicand the same)
=√ 2 ¿ √2 = 2 ¿ 2 = 2
3 2 ❑ 2 /3 1 /2 2 /3+1 /2

= 2❑7 /6❑=¿ √ 27
6

= 2√
6 ❑
2

3. √3 5 ¿ ❑√2 (Hint: make the indices the same)


= 5❑1/ 3 ¿ 2❑1/ 2 = 5❑1/ 3∗2 /2 ¿ 2❑1/ 2∗3/ 3 = 5❑2/ 6 ¿ 2❑3/ 6
= √ 5 √ 2 =√ 25√ 8 → same index, multiply the radicands, carry
6 26 3 6 6
common index
=√
6
200

III. DIVISION OF RADICALS

A. To divide radicals having the same indices, use Law 3 then simplify the
quotient.
(divide the radicands and carry the common index)

Examples:
1. √ ❑ = √ ❑ ¿ √ ❑ = √ ❑ = √❑❑
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑

√ √
5 2
2.
√3 5 = 3 ∗3
= 3 45
= √3 45
3 (This is the same as rationalizing the
√3 3 2 3
3
3
3
denominator)

B. To multiply radicals with different indices, it is convenient to use fractional


exponents and the laws of exponents

Examples:
1/ 2
√❑ 7 3−2
1. ❑ = 1/ 3 = 7
1 /2−1 /3
=7 6 = 71 /6= √6 7❑
7
1 /3
2.
√3 6 = 6 (Hint: Make the indices the same)
1/ 2
√❑ 2

√
2
1 /3∗2 /2 2 /6 6 3
6 6 ∗2
= 1/ 2∗3/ 3 = 3/ 6 = 6
2
3 → rationalizing the denominator
2 2 3
2

=
√288
6

√6 26
=√
6
288
2

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