1.5.a radicals
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MATH 17 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRYTRANSCRIPT
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RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
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OBJECTIVES
Upon completion, you should be able to
Simplify radicals; and
Perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of radicals.
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RADICALS
A radical (or irrational expression) is an
algebraic expression involving rational
exponents. It is of the form:
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
n
mn m aa
3
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Examples
Write as a radical:
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
4
3
2
1
b2a .1 4 32 ba
2
1
2
1
3
1
3
1
x
x .2
y
y
yx
yx
33
4
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Examples
Write the following radicals in exponential
form:
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
3 2zxy .1 3
12zxy 3
1
3
2
3
1
zyx
6 5
4 33
.2yx
yx
6
5
2
1
4
3
3
1
yx
yx
5
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Properties of Radicals
Theorem. If a and b are nonnegative real
numbers and n is even, then:
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1 1 1
1) n n nn n nab ab a b a b 1 1
12) , 0n n
n
n
nn
a a a ab
b b b b
3) nn a a11
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Properties of Radicals
Remarks.
1. If n is odd, properties one and two are
true.
2. For any real number a, then
provided n is even.
3. If n is odd, then .
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nn a a
11
nn a a
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Properties of Radicals
Example: Use the properties to find the ff:
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1) 24 6 24 6 4 6 6
12
2 22 6
2 22 6 2 6
12
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Properties of Radicals
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4
4
3242)
4
4
24
81 4
2
3
4 244
24
3 2
2
4 244 3 2
24 2
44 3
13
4 24
24
3 2
2
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Simplifying of Radicals
A radical is simplified if the following hold:
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1) There is no power in the radicand higher
than or equal to the index.
Examples: Simplify.
31) 48x 16 7 942) 16x y z33 16x
4 33 2 x 4 3x x4 2 342x yz y z
15
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Simplifying of Radicals
A radical is simplified if the following hold:
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2) The index and the exponents in the
radicand must have no common factor.
Examples: Simplify.
43) 4 2 6 464) r s t2
424 2 2
122 2
3 33 2 2 rs t s rt16
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Simplifying of Radicals
A radical is simplified if the following hold:
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3) There is no denominator in the radicand.
(There is no radical in the denominator.)
Examples: Simplify.
25)
3
x
y
6 3
7
86)
15
x y
z17
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Simplifying of Radicals
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
Examples: Simplify.
25)
3
x
y 2
2 3 6
3 3 3
x y xy
y y y
2
6
3
xy
y
6
3
xy
y
18
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Simplifying of Radicals
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
Examples: Simplify. 6 3
7
86)
15
x y
z
3 6 3
7
2
3 5
x y
z
3
3
2 2
3 5
x y y
z z
3
3
2 2 3 5
3 5 3 5
x y y z
z z z
3
3 2 2 2
2 30
3 5
x y yz
z z
3 3
4 4
2 30 230
15 15
x y yz x yyz
z z 19
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Multiplying Radicals
Example: Find these products.
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
n n na b ab
3 24 41) 24 270x x
3 3 3 24 42 3 2 3 5x x
46 5x x42 3 5x x
4 4 54 2 3 5x
20
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Multiplying Radicals
Examples: Find these products.
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
n n na b ab
32 2 2 2 2 23 32) 4 6 45x y x z x y z
6 4 3 3 3 6 4 33 34 6 45 2 3 5x y z x y z
2 36 5x yz y2 32 3 5x yz y
21
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Multiplying Radicals
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How do you multiply radicals with different
indices?
Examples: Find these products.
31) 2 211
322 23 2
6 62 2 1
63 22 2
6 5 62 32
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Multiplying Radicals
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
2 432) x y z2 6 8 31 1
32 4 12 12 12x y z x y z
1126 8 3x y z
6 8 312 x y z
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Dividing Radicals
Examples: Find these quotients.
, 0n
nn
a ab
bb
3 24
41)
3
x y
xy
3 2
41
3
x y
xy
2424
1
3 3
x yx y
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Dividing Radicals
6 3
7
82)
15
x y
z
3 6 3
7
2
15
x y
z
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
3
3
2 2
15
x y y
z z
3
3
2 2 15
15 15
x y y z
z z z
3
3 2 2
2 30
15
x y yz
z z
3
3
2 30
15
x y yz
z z
3 3
4 4
2 30 230
15 15
x y yz x yyz
z z
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Dividing Radicals
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What if the indices are not equal?
Examples: Find these quotients.
3
21)
3
12
13
2
3
13 6
6
26
3
2
2 2
33
68
9
3 4 3 4
6 642 6
2 3 2 3
33 3
6 648
3
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Dividing Radicals
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
34
32)
x
xy
34
13
x
xy
912
412
x
xy
9 9
1212 4 4 4
x x
x yxy
5
124
x
y
5 8 5 8
12 124 8 12
x y x y
y y y
5 812 x y
y
5 812
1212
x y
y
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Rationalizing the Denominator
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To rationalize the denominator means to get
rid of radicals in the denominator.
Multiply the numerator and denominator by
a rationalizing factor.
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Rationalizing the Denominator
Example: Rationalize the denominator.
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
31)
2 3
3 2 3
2 3 2 3
2
2
3 2 3
2 3
6 3 3 6 3 3
4 3 1
6 3 3
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Rationalizing the Denominator
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
22)
3 2 2 7
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Rationalizing the Denominator
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2 2
4 5 233)
x yz
x y z
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Rationalizing the Denominator
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
4)a b
a b
a b a b
a b a b
2
2 2
a b
a b
2 2
2
a a b b
a b
2
a ab b
a b
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Similar Radicals
Radicals are similar if they have the same
index and radicands when simplified.
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Adding and Subtracting Radicals
We can only add (subtract) similar radicals.
To do that, add (subtract) their coefficients
and affix the common radical.
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Adding and Subtracting Radicals
Examples: Find the following sums.
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
3 41) 48 12x x 2 3 2 43 4 3 2x x
24 3 2 3 (not similar)x x x
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Adding and Subtracting Radicals
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
2632) 2 4x x 2 263 2 2x x
2
63 2 2x x
3 32 2x x 0
23 62 2x x
133 2 2x x
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Adding and Subtracting Radicals
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5 313) 8 2
2x x
x
3 5 31 22 2
2 2
xx x
x x
212 2 2 2
2x x x x x
x
321 1 4
2 2 2 2 22 2
xx x x x x x x
x x
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Similar Radicals
Examples: Which of the following pairs of
radicals are similar?
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
3 41) 48 , 12x x
6 232) 2 , 4x x
513) , 8
2x
x
24 3 , 2 3x x x
3 32 , 2 x x
22, 2 2
2
xx x
x
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SUMMARY
In this section, we learned
How to find the principal nth root of a
number
How to simplify radicals
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SUMMARY
In this section, we learned
A radical is simplified if the following hold:
1. There is no power in the radicand higher than or equal to the index.
2. The index and the exponents in the radicand must have no common factor.
3. There is no denominator in the radicand.
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS
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SUMMARY
In this section, we learned
How to multiply and divide radicals
Radicals are similar if they have the same
index and radicand when simplified.
We can only add (subtract) similar radicals.
To do so, we add (subtract) their
coefficients and affix the common radical.
RATIONAL EXPONENTS & RADICALS