Add and Subtract Radicals All Index

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

• combine

• coefficients

• Like radicals

• radicand

• index

• Square Root

• Nickel

• Drake

How do you add and subtract radicals?

• Add and subtract coefficients with the SAME radicands and indexes.

• Add and subtract radicands with the SAME coefficients and radicands.

• Add and subtract coefficients with the DIFFERENT radicands and SAME indexes.

• Add and subtract radicands with the DIFFERENT coefficients and indexes.

Q1. What is the value of the expression?

• 8√6

• 8√12

• 12√6

• 12√12

In order to add or subtract a radical, what has to be the same?

• radicands

• coefficients

• exponents

• denominators

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A
• B
• C
• D

• 17√2
• 9√1
• 9
• 9√2

√5

• 11√5

• 11√10

• 5√5

• 12√10

• A

• B

• C

• D

When adding or subtracting radicals step 2 tells us to: ​ (a)   radicals with the ​ (b)   ​ (c)   and ​ (d)   ​ (e)   . Only these can be combined!

• Identify

• same

• index

• radicand