Add and Subtract Radicals with Like Terms

To add and subtract radicals, add and subtract like radicals or similar radicals.

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2. Adding and subtracting radical expressions is very much similar to adding and subtracting similar terms of polynomials.

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We add or subtract the indices and retain the radicand when we combine similar radicals.

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• -5√1
• 8√2 + 13√3
• 21√5
• 20√5

Q1. What is the value of the expression?

• 8√6

• 8√12

• 12√6

• 12√12

To add and subtract radicals: ​ (a)   the ​ (b)   of like radicals. ​ (c)   are radicals that have the same ​ (d)   and ​ (e)   .

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• coefficients

• Like radicals

• radicand

• index

• Square Root

• Nickel

• Drake

Adding and subtracting radical expressions is very much similar to adding and subtracting similar terms of polynomials.

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The first step in adding or subtracting similar radicals is to combine like terms. 

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