Warm up Simplify: Rewrite and Simplify: a) b)

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CCGPS Geometry

Radical expressions with the same index can be added subtracted, multiplied, or divided. You can multiply or divide if the indices are not the same, but it is quite difficult. To add or subtract, you must have like radicals. Examples:

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When the problem is written with rational exponents or radicals that don’t have the same indices, you will need to know the exponent rules below to simplify the problem.

Which expression is equivalent to ? a) b) c) d)

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