Simplifying Radicals

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What is a radical in mathematics?

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A radical is a symbol used to represent the root of a number, most commonly the square root.

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What does it mean to simplify a radical?

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

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Simplify the radical: √150

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5√6

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Simplify: 4√75

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20√3

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True or False: The following list contains only perfect squares: 1, 4, 9, 27, 81, 100

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False

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Simplify: √100

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10

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Simplify: √60

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2√15

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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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How do you simplify √a*b?

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You can simplify √a*b by separating the perfect square factors: √a*b = √a * √b.

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What is the square root of 64?

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8