11.2A Simplify and Multiply Square Roots
Squaring a Number When a number is squared, it is multiplied to itself: Notice squaring any number always results in a ___________________ number. positive
Taking the Square Root of a Number Just as subtracting is the opposite of adding and dividing is the opposite of multiplying, the opposite of squaring is ____________ ______________. squarerooting
Ex 1: Find the square roots of the following numbers: m Not possible!
Ex 2: Find the following: (Think of the negative sign in front as just being negative one multiplied to the positive root.) –5 –23
–m –x
x2x2 2 y3y3
Factor tree inside radical Circle any pairs Multiply pairs w/ # in front Multiply loners back inside
Ex 4: Simplify a) =2 5
b) = 6 2
Ex 4: Simplify c) x x =5 2 x
Ex 4: Simplify d) x x x x x x =2 6 x3x3
Ex 4: Simplify e) x x = 6 2 x
Ex 4: Simplify f) =10 3 y8y8
= g) 70 x5x5
h) = 6 10 y4y4
Multiply #s in front Multiply #s inside Factor tree and simplify
2 35
=35
20x = 2 5 x
240y = 4 15 y5y5
6 5t 6 = 6 5 t3t3
14 12k = 28 3 k4k4
Divide exponent by 2 Leave remainder 1 inside
x x x = x x
= 4 p p2p2
= 2 6k k9k9
= 20 2w w7w7
6 6 = 6 p p3p3
= 2 7x x7x7
63y = 3 7y y2y2
80d = 4 5d d2d2
150x = 5 6x x3x3
243x = 9 3x x6x6