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WE SAY THAT A RADICAL is "simplified" when the radical has no square factors.square What is a square factor? A square factor is one of the square numbers that we listed on the last slide (the numbers in red) Square numbers Square roots
The square root of a product is equal to the product of the square roots of each factor.
Simplify : Step 1: List the factors Step 2: Are there any square factors? Step 3: Pull square factors out by taking the square root
Simplify List the factors
Simplify
Simplify H ERE IS THE RULE for multiplying radicals:
You have to remove the radical when it is in the denominator place
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