Warm up Simplify 1. i i (3 + i)(4 – 2i) 4.
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N TH ROOTS & RATIONAL EXPONENTS
Parts of a radical No number where the root is means it’s a square root (2)
Simplifying Radicals Break down the radicand in to prime factors. Bring out groups by the number of the root.
Simplify
REWRITING A RADICAL TO HAVE A RATIONAL EXPONENT
Rewriting Radicals to Rational Exponents Power is on top Roots are in the ground
Rewrite with a Rational Exponent
Rewriting Rational Exponents to Radicals
Rewrite with a Rational Exponent (don’t evaluate)
SIMPLIFY Sometimes you can simplify in the calculator. KNOW how to do it by hand!! Change to a radical Prime Factor Bring out groups of the root
SIMPLIFY
18. The cube below has a volume of 343 cubic inches. Find the length of an edge of the cube.
19. The volume of a basketball is approximately cubic inches. Find the radius of the basketball to the nearest tenth.
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