Simplify Radicals

Front

The number under the radical sign or square root sign is called the ______.

Back

radicand

Front

√16 = ?

Back

4

Front

√24 = ?

Back

2√6

Front

√169 = ?

Back

13

Front

√1 = ?

Back

1

Front

What is the square root of a perfect square?

Back

The square root of a perfect square is a whole number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the perfect square.

Front

What does it mean to simplify a radical?

Back

To simplify a radical means to express it in its simplest form, removing any perfect square factors from under the radical.

Front

√(a^2) = ?

Back

a (for a ≥ 0)

Front

What is the product property of square roots?

Back

√(a * b) = √a * √b

Front

What is the quotient property of square roots?

Back

√(a / b) = √a / √b (for b > 0)