6.4 Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions

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What is a radical expression?

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What is the process to add radical expressions?

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To add radical expressions, you must have like radicals. Combine them by adding their coefficients.

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What are perfect squares?

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Perfect squares are numbers that can be expressed as the square of an integer, such as 1, 4, 9, 16, etc.

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Identify the perfect squares from the set: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.

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Only 4 is a perfect square.

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Identify the perfect squares from the set: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36.

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All numbers in this set are perfect squares.