Radical to Exponential and Simplifying Radicals

Explain why the radical expression is or is NOT in simplified form?

• The expression is simplified because the radicand contains no fractions

• The expression is simplified because the radicand has no​ perfect-square factors other than 1.

• The expression is not in simplified form because a radical appears in the denominator of a fraction.

• The expression is not simplified because it contains a fraction.

Simplify:

• 2√12

• 4√12

• 4√3

• 16√3

Simplify.

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Read the question carefully and choose the correct answer.

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is the square root symbol called?

• Radicand

• Radical

• The house

• It doesn't have a name

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Write the above expression in exponential form.

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Simplify:
√45

• 9√5

• 3√5

• 5√9

• 3√15

√96

• 16√6

• 6√16

• 9√6

• 4√6

√125

• 5√5

• 25√5

• 5√25

• 5√2