Operations with Radicals Review

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What is the process in which one eliminates radicals from the denominator or fractions from radicands?

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Rationalizing the denominator.

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Only _____________________________ can be combined when adding and subtracting radicals.

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Like radical expressions.

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What is a radical expression?

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An expression that includes a root, such as a square root, cube root, etc.

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What does it mean to rationalize the denominator?

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To eliminate radicals from the denominator of a fraction.

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What is the principal root of a number?

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The non-negative root of a number, typically the square root.

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What is the index of a radical?

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The index indicates the degree of the root, such as 2 for square roots or 3 for cube roots.

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How do you combine like radical expressions?

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By adding or subtracting the coefficients of the radicals that have the same radicand.

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What is the conjugate of a binomial expression?

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The binomial formed by changing the sign between two terms, e.g., from (a + b) to (a - b).