Multiplying and Simplifying Radicals

What is the first step in adding and subtracting radicals?

• Multiply all radicals

• Simplify all radicals

• Divide all radicals

• Ignore the radicals

When can radicals be combined?

• When they have the same index and different radicands

• When they have different indices and the same radicand

• When they have the same index and same radicand

• When they have different indices and different radicands

What should be kept common when adding or subtracting radicals?

• The coefficient

• The index

• The radicand

• The exponent

What is the first step in multiplying radicals?

• Add the coefficients

• Multiply the coefficients

• Subtract the coefficients

• Divide the coefficients

What is the product rule for radicals?

What is the second step in multiplying radicals?

• Simplify the resulting radical

• Add the resulting radical

• Subtract the resulting radical

• Ignore the resulting radical

Which of the following is an example of a radical expression?

• \( 3x + 2y \)

• \( 2a + 3b \)

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CCSS.8.NS.A.1