Claret School of Zamboanga City

LEVEL II PAASCU – ACCREDITED

Ruste Drive, San Jose Cawa-Cawa, Zamboanga City
Junior High School
S.Y. 2022-2023

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN GRADE 9 MATHEMATICS

Activity No:: 1 (Second Trimester)

Activity Title: Radical Expressions
Learning Target/s: At the end of the lesson, the students CAN:
1. identify radical expressions:
1.1define radicals;
1.2 identify the parts of radical; and
1.3 distinguish if the expression is a radical or not.
Reference/s: Next Century Mathematics, pages 184-191
Value/s: Respect for Life and Humility

I. Essential Ideas

RADICAL EXPRESSIONS
are type of expression which contains one or more radicals.

The word radical is originated from the Latin word radix which means root. Therefore, a radical is
defined as a root of an expression.
Index Radical: The symbol that is used to denote square root or nth roots.
Radicand: A number or expression inside the radical symbol.
Index: A number or root of the expression.

𝑛√𝑎 Radicand
Illustrative Examples:

1. √9 Radical expression, because it contains a radical.

2 Not a radical expression, because there is no radical
2. 3
 Negative Integral Exponents

If a is a nonzero real number and n is a positive integer,

𝟏
𝒂−𝒏 =
𝒂𝒏

➢ For further understanding, refer to Quipper Study Guide Unit 5 on pages 5-13.

II. Learning Experiences

A. Clarifying Understanding
Directions: Put a check if the given expression is radical and an X if it is not.
m+2
1.
3
y+2
2.
y−2
3. 1 − m

4. 1/ s2

5. -5x-7
-6x2 +2x-11