1. GOAL: USE PROPERTIES OF RADICALS AND RATIONAL EXPONENTS Section 7-2: Properties of Rational Exponents

3. Example 1: Use Properties of Radicals

4. Simplifying Radicals A radical with index n is in simplest form if : there are no perfect n th powers in the radicand. there are no radicals in the denominators.

5. Example 2: Write Radicals in Simplest Form

7. Example 3: Use Properties of Rational Exponents

8. Like Radicals

9. Example 4: Add or Subtract Like Radicals

10. Checkpoint:

12. Example 5: Simplify Expressions with Variables

13. Example 5: continued

14. Example 6: Add and Subtract Expressions with Variables

15. Checkpoint:

16. Checkpoint: Continued

18. Homework: