11.1 and 11.2 Radicals List all the perfect squares:
Square Roots Symbol: or Every positive number has both positive and negative square roots. Principal: just the positive answer Radical Sign “Principal” Square Root is the positive 5.
Simplify: Because (9)2 = 81 9 ±8 Not possible (6)2 -36 (-6)2 -36
Rational Numbers Whole #, fraction, decimal that ends or repeats, square root that is a perfect square
Irrational Numbers Square roots that are not perfect squares Decimal never ends and does not repeat. Examples of irrational numbers:
Identify the number as irrational or rational
Identify the rational number:
Real Numbers: All the rational and all the Irrational numbers.
Radical Expressions (an expression written under a radical) Radicand (the expression written under the radical) The radicand must be positive!
If there is a variable in the radicand: and solve for the variable to find the values of x that make the expression a real number.
Determine the values of x that make the expression a real number.
Determine the values of x that make the expression a real number.
Perfect Square Radicands Rule: If the radicand contains a variable the square root needs to be in absolute values
Explanation
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