Practice for Retake Add/Subtract/Multiply Radicals

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What is a radical?

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What is the product of two radicals?

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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 from under the radical sign.

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You can only add radicals with the same radicand. If they are different, they remain separate.

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What is the difference between adding and multiplying radicals?

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Adding radicals combines like terms, while multiplying radicals involves multiplying the radicands and coefficients.