Radicals, Rational Exponents, and Irrationals

Label the parts of the format

d

b

a

Radicand

Square Root

Radical

Radican't

Index

Put the steps for simplifying a radical in order.

• Find a pair of factors where one number is a perfect square

• Keep the non-perfect square factor under the radical

• Simplify the perfect square factor by finding it's root, and pulling it out of the radical

• Check if the number is already a perfect square

Which value is not a perfect square?

• 144

• 12

• 16

• 400

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Mathematical Equivalence

OFF

Mathematical Equivalence

OFF

• 1

• 43

• 8

• 55

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.2

• -3

• 3

• -9

• 9

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.2

Tags

CCSS.HSN.RN.A.2