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Operations with Radical Expressions
VII. Rational Equations and Inequalities: Lecture 5 | 34:38 min
In this lesson you will learn Operations with Radical Expressions. First, you will review Properties of Radicals before moving into Simplifying Radical Expressions. Then, you will cover Rationalizing Denominators, Conjugate Radical Expressions, Adding and Subtracting Radicals, and Multiplying Radicals. This lecture ends with a series of video examples.
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Operations with Radical Expressions
To simplify a square root expression, extract all perfect squares from the radicand.
When adding or subtracting, combine only like radicals.
To rationalize a radical expression with a binomial denominator, multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator.
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Carleen Eaton
Grant Fraser

