High School Math : High School Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Factoring Radicals

Simplify the following radical expression:

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Begin by factoring the integer:

Factor the exponents:

Example Question #25 : Radicals

Simplify the following radical expression:

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Begin by factoring the integer:

Factor the exponents:

Example Question #1271 : High School Math

Simplify the following radical expression:

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Begin by factoring the expression:

Now, take the square root:

Example Question #31 : Radicals

Simplify the following radical expression:

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Simplify the radical expression:

Example Question #1 : Factoring Radicals

Simplify the expression:

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Use the multiplication property of radicals to split the fourth roots as follows:

Simplify the new roots:

Example Question #1272 : High School Math

Find the value of .

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To solve this equation, we have to factor our radicals.  We do this by finding numbers that multiply to give us the number within the radical. 

Add them together:

4 is a perfect square, so we can find the root:

Since both have the same radical, we can combine them:

Example Question #12 : Simplifying Radicals

Factor and simplify the following radical expression:

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Begin by using the FOIL method (First Outer Inner Last) to expand the expression.

Now, combine like terms:

Example Question #82 : Algebra Ii

What is the value of ?

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When combining terms involving radicals, we can only combine the ones that have the same radical.  For this problem, that means  has to stay on its own while we can combine  and  into .  The simple integers can be combined too, giving us our answer with three seperate terms.

Example Question #1273 : High School Math

Simplify the expression:.

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Exponents in the denominator can be subtracted from exponents in the numerator.

Recall that .

Therefore, .

 

Example Question #1274 : High School Math

Simplify:

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Try to group factors in pairs to get perfect squares under the square root:

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