Simplifying and Multiplying Radicals

The video tutorial covers operations with radicals and exponents. It begins with multiplying radicals by focusing on multiplying outside coefficients and simplifying square roots. The tutorial then moves to dividing radicals, explaining how to reduce and rationalize them. Finally, it addresses subtraction involving exponents, emphasizing the combination of coefficients. The video aims to help students understand these mathematical operations clearly.

What is the first step when multiplying two radicals?

• Subtract the coefficients

• Multiply the outside coefficients

• Add the coefficients

• Divide the coefficients

When multiplying radicals, what do you do after multiplying the outside coefficients?

• Subtract the inside radicals

• Divide the inside radicals

• Multiply the inside radicals

• Add the inside radicals

How do you simplify a square root like √49?

• Leave it as is

• Break it down into a pair and bring one out

• Multiply it by 2

• Divide it by 7

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What is the first step in dividing radicals?

• Reduce terms within the radical

• Multiply the radicals

• Subtract the radicals

• Add the radicals

Why can't you leave a radical in the denominator?

• It makes the expression incorrect

• It is not a fraction

• It is not simplified

• It is not a whole number

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CCSS.HSN.RN.A.2

What is the process called when you eliminate a radical from the denominator?

• Rationalizing

• Dividing

• Simplifying

• Multiplying

How do you rationalize a denominator with a radical?

• Divide the denominator by itself

• Subtract the radical from the numerator

• Multiply the denominator by itself

• Add the radical to the numerator

What is the result of rationalizing √5 in the denominator?

• √5

• 5

• 0

• 1

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In subtraction of coefficients, what is the result of 4 - 5?

• -1

• 1

• 9

• 0

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

What is the final form of W to the 25s after subtraction?

• W to the 26ths

• W to the 25ths

• W to the 23rds

• W to the 24ths

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1