Worksheet 1: RADICALS

1) Move factors outside the radical.

4 8 19 5 12 7 7 16 25 4 25 ⋅ 37
a) 2 ⋅3 b) 2 ⋅3 c) 3 ⋅5 ⋅8 d) 4
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2) Work out (the answer must be one radical).

4 3
a) 23 ⋅ 5 b) 8
3 ⋅ 4 35 c) 24 ⋅ 4 35 ⋅ 6 3

3
33 3 3
d) 3 4 e) f)
3⋅ 3 2 2 2 2 2
( 3)
3

3) Express the following radicals as powers.

2
7 6  1 
a) ( 2)3 2
b) ( 4
5⋅ 5 3
) c)  3 7 
 2 
3
 2 
5 1
 35 
2

d)  e)  3
37 
2
f)  
 27    3 3 32 
     

4) Work out.

5 3 3
a) 7 80 − 8 45 + 245 b) 96 − 150 + 486 c) 27 − 75 + 5
3 5 625

5) Rationalize and simplify.

4
3 1 3 3− 2
a) b) 4
c) d)
6 3 6
35 3+ 2

10 3+ 2 2 3 1
e) f) g) − h)
3+ 5 3− 2 3 2
3
(
2 1+ 2 )