Simplifying Radical and Vice Versa

What do you call a symbol for the square root or higher-order root of a number?

• Radical sign

• Radicand

• Index  

• Coefficient of radicand

Tags

CCSS.8.NS.A.1

What do you call a number which indicates which root is desired of the number under the radical?

• Radical sign

• Radicand         

• Index  

• Coefficient of radicand

Tags

CCSS.8.NS.A.1

What do you call the process of simplifying an expression that contains a radical in the denominator?

Simplify

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Simplify the radical

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Simplify

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Simplify.

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Simplify:

• √4√12

• 4√12

• 4√3

• 2√3