This document provides information on perfect squares, radicals, and simplifying expressions with radicals. It defines perfect squares as numbers obtained by multiplying a number by itself. It explains radicals as the square root symbol and what it represents. Examples are provided of evaluating radicals and identifying the positive and negative roots of a number. The document outlines rules for simplifying expressions with radicals, such as never leaving a perfect square or fraction under a radical sign, and rationalizing denominators that have radicals.
2. Perfect Squares
If You Multiply A Number By Its
Self, You Get A Perfect Square
1x1 = 1
2x2 = 4
3x3 = 9
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100,
121, 144, 169, 196, 225, 256, 289,
324, 361, 400
3. Radicals
This Is A Radical Sign Or A Square Root
Symbol. It Means The Number You
Multiply By Its Self To Get The Number
Under The Sign.
4. 25 = Radical 25,
The Square Root Of 25,
Or The Number You Multiply
By Its Self To Get 25
5
+
-
7. 3 x 2 x 5 x 7 =
When Multiplying Or Dividing
Remember:
Whole Numbers ( Rational Numbers )
With Whole Numbers
And Radicals With Radicals.
3 5 x 2 7 =
6 35
8. 5 5
10 15
Whole Numbers ( Rational Numbers )
With Whole Numbers
And Radicals With Radicals.
2 3
5
1
5
1
5 5
1
=
9. = 2 10
Never Leave A Number Under A
Radical Sign That Has A
Perfect Square As A Factor.
ab = a x b
= 5 2
40 = 4 10
x
50 25 2
= x
10. Divide Your Number By 2 And Check
The Perfect Squares From
That Point Down To 4.
240
240 / 2 = 120, So Check 240 / 100,
240 / 81 Etc. Until You Get A
Whole Number As An Answer.
240 / 16 = 15 So.
= 16 x 15 = 4 15
11. Never Leave A Fraction
Under A Radical Sign
3
4
=
=
=
=
3
4
3
2
12. Never Leave A Radical In The
Denominator Of A Fraction
To Simplify This Expression We Rationalize
The Denominator. Multiply The Denominator
By Something That Gives Us A Rational
Answer. We Can Usually Multiply It By Its
Self. Multiply The Top By The Same Thing.
3
5
=
3 5
5
5
5
x
x