1. Simplify Radicals
Objective: Students will be able to write radicals in simplest radical form, help to rationalize the detonator in later math

2. Basic Idea
Taking a radical and writing it with a coefficient

3. Process Make a prime factor tree of the number under the radical
Circles pairs of numbers
Whatever number pairs are circled write one of them outside the radical
If more than pair of numbers is circled then multiply them together outside the radical
Whatever numbers are left, not circled and prime, multiply and write under the radical

4. Example

5. Try some more

6. What if it is not a square root?

7. Multiplying Radicals Similar to multiplying terms with variables
Multiply coefficient
Multiply the numbers under the radical
Simplify the radical

8. Example

9. Homework Pg