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571-2014-Simplifying Radicals With Variables - Explanation Practice
571-2014-Simplifying Radicals With Variables - Explanation Practice
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Simplifying Radicals with VariablesExplanation & Practice
Square roots with variables are simplified in the same manner. For example,
2
6 2 3 3
9 3 3 x x x . Likewise,
2
4 2 2
12 4 3 2 3 x x x .
Practice Set 1:
1.
8
x 2.
10
x 3.
9
y 1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4.
13
x 5,
6 6
y x 6.
4 10
y x 4. __________
5. __________
6. __________
7.
6
9x 8.
10
16y 9.
2
36x 7. __________
8. __________
9. __________
10.
9 3
y x 11.
3 13
b a 12. 3
5
32y 10. __________
11. __________
12. __________
13.
5
27x 14.
5
80y 15.
5 9
48 y x 13. __________
14. __________
15. __________
16.
4 2
96 y x 17.
6 2
36 b a 18.
16 4
100 y x 16. __________
17. __________
18. __________
19.
5 3
24 y x 20.
5 9
90 y x 21. 4
3 6
16 b a 19. __________
20. __________
21. __________
22. 3
5 2
81 b a 23. x
4 2
y x 24. y
8 5
y x 22. __________
23. __________
24. __________
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25. 3
2 3
9 b a 26. 4
9 6
36 b a 27. 4y
2 3 2
32 y x 25. __________
26. __________
27. __________
28.
4
) 5 ( 100 a 29.
4
) ( 64 y x 30.
2
) 3 ( 49 x 28. __________
29. __________
30. __________
31.
2
) 1 ( 4 x 32. 36 12
2
x x 33. 25 10
2
b b 31. __________
32. __________
33. __________
Practice Set 1Answers
1. x
4
2. x
5
3. y
4
y
4. x
6
x
5. x
3
y
3
6. x
5
y
2
7. 3x
3
8. 4y
5
9. 6x
10. xy
4
xy
11. a
6
b ab
12. 12y
2
y 2
13. 3x
2
x 3
14. 4y
2
y 5
15. 4x
4
y
2
xy 3
16. 4xy
2
6
17. 6ab
3
18. 10x
2
y
8
19. 2xy
2
xy 6
20. 3x
4
y
2
xy 10
21. 16a
3
b b
22. 27ab
2
b
23. x
2
y
2
24. x
2
y
5
x
25, 9ab a
26. 24a
3
b
4
b
27. 16xy
3
y 2
28. 10 (a + 5)
2
29. 8 (x + y)
2
30. 7 (x 3)
31. 2 (x 1)
32. x + 6
33. b 5
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Higher index radicals can be simplified in the same manner.
For example,
10 9 3 3 3 3
40 8 5 2 5 x x x x x .
Another way works well with complicated radicals.
3 3 2 6 22 2 6 22
a b c a b c
4
625 5 .
Next, divide the exponents inside the radical by the index. The quotient becomes the exponent
on the outside and the remainder becomes the exponent inside the radical as seen below:
1exponent outside radical
For the
3
5 : 3 4 so you get
1 1 3 3
5 5 or just 5 5
3
1exponent inside radical
Similarly for the
2
a : 0exponent outside radical
3 2 so you get
0 2 2 3 3
or just a a a
0
2exponent inside radical
And for the
6
b : 2exponent outside radical
3 6 so you get
2 0 2 3
or just b b b
6
0exponent inside radical
And finally,
22
c : 7exponent outside radical
3 22 so you get
7 1 7 3 3
or just c c c c
21
1exponent inside radical
Putting them altogether, the final answer:
2 7 2 3
5b c 5a c
Practice Set 2:
1.
3 14
x
2.
3
5 2
y x
3.
3 6 3
b a
4.
4 23
x
5.
5
16
y
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- out
-under
6.
10 26 13
b a
7.
8 32
x
8.
5 13 5
t s
9.
4
20 13
y x
10.
3 8 12 7
c b a
Practice Set 2Answers:
1.
4
2
12
14 3
3 2 4
x x
2.
0
2
0
2 3
1
2
3
5 3
3
2 2
3
2 1 3 2 0
y x y y y x x
3.
1
0
3
3 3
2
0
6
6 3
2
ab
4.
5
3
20
23 4
4 3 5
x x
5.
3
1
15
16 5
5
3
y y
6.
5
3
10
13 10
2
6
20
26 10
10 6 3 2 10 6 2 10 3
b a ab b b a a
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7.
4
0
32
32 8
4
x
8.
1
0
5
5 5
2
3
10
13 5
5 3 2
t t s
9.
3
1
12
13 4
5
0
20
20 4
5
4
3
y x x =
4 5 3
x y x
10.
2
1
6
7 3
4
0
12
12 3
2
2
6
8 3
3 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 4 3 2
ac c b a c c b a a
Practice Set 3:
1.
3 13
16x
2.
4
6 9
y x
3.
5 22
64x
4.
3
b
a
5.
4 12
3
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6.
4
81
32a
7.
3
8 9
27 y x
8.
2 3
2 5 3 3
4 3
a b
ab ab
9.
3 17
24x
10.
4
7 14
y w
Practice Set 3Answers:
1.
3 13
16x =
4 3
2
3 13
x
2.
4
6 9
y x =
4 9
x
4
6
y
= x
2 4
x y
4
2
y
= x
2
y
4
2
xy
3.
5 22
x 64 =
5
64
5 22
x
=
6 5
2
5 22
x
= 2
5
2 x
4
5 2
x
= 2x
4
5 2
x 2
4.
3
b
a
=
3
3
b
a
3 2
3 2
b
b
=
3 3
3 2
b
ab
=
b
ab
3 2
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5.
4 12
3 = 3
3
= 27
6.
4
81
a 32
=
4
4 4
81
a 32
=
5 4 4
2
3
a
=
3
a 2 2
4
7.
3
8 9
y x 27 =
3
27
9 3
x
3
8
y
= 3 x
3
y
2
3
2
y
=
3 2
3x y
3
2
y
8.
3 5 3 2
3 2
ab 3 ab 4
b a
=
3 7 2
3 2
b a 12
b a
=
b a 12 b
b a
3 2 2
3 2
=
2 3
2 2 3 3
1
12
a b
b a b
=
3 2
12 b
1
3 2
3 2
12
12
=
3 3 2
3
12 b
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=
2
3
b 12
18 8
=
3 3
2
2 18
12b
=
2
3
b 12
18 2
=
2
3
b 6
18
9.
3 17
x 24 =
3
24
3 17
x
2
3
3 x
5 3 2
x
= 2x
5 3 2
x 3
10.
4
7 14
y w =
4 14
w
4
7
y
= w
3 4 2
w y
4
3
y
= w
3
y
4
3 2
y w