Simplify Radicals

Front

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

Back

radicand

Front

√169 = ?

Back

13

Front

√28 = ?

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2√7

Front

√75 = ?

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5√3

Front

√16 = ?

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4

Front

What is the radical sign?

Back

The radical sign (√) indicates the square root of a number.

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.

Front

What is a perfect square?

Back

A perfect square is a number that can be expressed as the square of an integer.

Front

List the first five perfect squares.

Back

0, 1, 4, 9, 16.

Front

How do you simplify √50?

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√50 = √(25*2) = 5√2.