Geometry Lesson 0 9 Square Roots and Simplifying

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Geometry Lesson 0 – 9 Square Roots and Simplifying Radicals Objective: Evaluate square roots

Geometry Lesson 0 – 9 Square Roots and Simplifying Radicals Objective: Evaluate square roots and simplify radical expressions.

Product Property Product property: l For b, any two positive numbers a and

Product Property Product property: l For b, any two positive numbers a and

Simplifying radicals A radical expression (square root expression) is simplified when the following are

Simplifying radicals A radical expression (square root expression) is simplified when the following are met: l No perfect square factors l No fractions inside the radical sign l No radicals in the denominator l Expression has only 1 radical sign

Simplify Is there a perfect square that is a factor of 45? If so

Simplify Is there a perfect square that is a factor of 45? If so break down the expression, if not it is already simplified. Notice that 9*5 = 45 Use your calculator to check

Simplify

Simplify

Simplifying may take more than one steps And can be worked different ways. Can

Simplifying may take more than one steps And can be worked different ways. Can still break down sq. root of 12. or

Simplify OR

Simplify OR

Simplify

Simplify

Quotient Property: l For any positive numbers a and b,

Quotient Property: l For any positive numbers a and b,

Simplify

Simplify

Simplify Is not simplified because of the radical in the denominator. You can do

Simplify Is not simplified because of the radical in the denominator. You can do anything to a fraction as long as you do it to the numerator and denominator.

Simplify

Simplify

Simplify Multiply by what’s with the radical, Only switch the sign. Do FOIL method

Simplify Multiply by what’s with the radical, Only switch the sign. Do FOIL method in denominator

Simplify

Simplify

Simplify Break down numbers the same. Break down variables in to ‘squares’ Remember x

Simplify Break down numbers the same. Break down variables in to ‘squares’ Remember x * x = x 2 y z 3

Simplify

Simplify

Homework Pg. P 20 1 – 20 all

Homework Pg. P 20 1 – 20 all