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SAT MATH - Radical Expression

This document focuses on radical expressions, covering simplification, operations, and solving radical equations. It explains the components of radical expressions, properties for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing radicals, as well as methods for solving square and cube root equations. Additionally, it includes an overview of graphing and translating square root functions.

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SAT MATH - Radical Expression

This document focuses on radical expressions, covering simplification, operations, and solving radical equations. It explains the components of radical expressions, properties for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing radicals, as well as methods for solving square and cube root equations. Additionally, it includes an overview of graphing and translating square root functions.

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Topic: Radical Expressions

OBJECTIVE: Learn how to simplify, solve, and analyze radical expressions, equations, and functions
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Related topics for this lesson: Simplifying radicals, operations with radical expressions, solving radical equations, graphing square root functions

1 Simplifying Radical Expressions

• Radical expression is an expression that contains radical.


Radical Expression Parts:

√ Radicand. In √3 16 , 3 is index and 16 is radicand. To simplify any radical expression, understanding what value
index

of index do to the expression is important.


In general, If √
a a
√ 3
b and b=c a , then √a b= c a=c . For example, √3 16= 23 ∙2 2=2 √3 4. √
Adding and Subtracting Radicals: Product Property of Radicals:
Radical expressions with same radicand and Different radicands can be multiplied if it has same index of the radical.
index can be added or subtracted.
√c a ∙ √c b=√c ab ∴ √3 2∙ √3 4=√3 8=√23 =2
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√b a+ √b a=2 √b a ∴ √2+ √ 2=2 √ 2 Quotient Property of Radicals:


Different radicands can be divided if it has same index of the radical.

√ √
√c a = c a ∴ √2 8 = 2 8 = 2 4= 2 22=2
√c b b √2 2 2
√ √

2 Solving Radical Equations

• In any radical equation, cancel out the radical by its inverse operation then apply general order of operations to solve
and equations. To cancel out square root equation, square the entire equation, to cancel out cube root equation, cube
the entire equation and so on.
Solving Square Root Equation: Solving Cube Root Equation:
Solve √ x−1=2 x +1 Solve √
3
x−1=2
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Step 1: ( √ x−1=2 x +1 ) Step 1: ( √
3
x−1=2 )
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Step 2: x−1=4 x 2 +4 x +1 Step 2: x−1=8


Step 3: 4 x 2+3 x +2=0 and solve for x Step 3: Solve for x . x=9

3 Analyzing/Graphing/Translating Square Root Functions

y= √ x +2
y= √ x
y= √ x y= √ x +2 y= √ x−2
y= √ x y= √ x−2

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Related Chapter based on CCSS Pearson Algebra 1: 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5
CCSS stands for Common Core State Standards

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