MATHEMATICS 9

MATHEMATICS 9
Quarter 3
March 10, 2023 (Day 5)
Asynchronous Class
MATHEMATICS 9

Competency: Simplifying radical expressions

using the laws of exponents

Objectives: At the end of this lesson, you should be

able to

a. Simplify radical expressions using the laws of

radicals (product rule, index is greater than 2)
Simplifying Radicals Using the Laws of Radicals

Product rule
𝒏
𝒂
(where 𝒏 > 𝟐)
 The Product Rule for Radicals:
LET’S LEARN ABOUT IT!
Illustrative examples. 𝒂 ∙ 𝒃 = 𝒂𝒃

1. Simplify 3 40 𝒂𝒃 = 𝒂 ∙ 𝒃

look for factors of 40 such

3
40 =
3
8∙5 that one is a perfect square
40 = 8 ∗ 5 where 𝟖 is a
perfect cube
Apply the product rule for
3 3 3 Index (n): 𝒏 > 𝟐
radicals to separate 8 and
3
8∙5= 8∙ 5
3
5

Simplify
3 3 3 3
8∙ 5=2 5 8=2
3
5 is in simplified form
because 𝟓 is a nonperfect
cube
LET’S LEARN ABOUT IT! The Product Rule for Radicals:

Illustrative examples 𝒂 ∙ 𝒃 = 𝒂𝒃
2. Simplify 𝟏𝟔𝒎𝟒 𝒏𝟔
𝟑
𝒂𝒃 = 𝒂 ∙ 𝒃

Index (n): 𝒏 > 𝟐

LET’S LEARN ABOUT IT! The Product Rule for Radicals:

Illustrative examples 𝒂 ∙ 𝒃 = 𝒂𝒃
3. Simplify 𝟐𝒂 𝟖𝟏𝒂𝟑 𝒃𝟒
𝟑
𝒂𝒃 = 𝒂 ∙ 𝒃

Index (n): 𝒏 > 𝟐

LET’S LEARN ABOUT IT! The Product Rule for Radicals:

Illustrative examples 𝒂 ∙ 𝒃 = 𝒂𝒃

𝒂𝒃 = 𝒂 ∙ 𝒃

Index (n): 𝒏 > 𝟐

LET’S LEARN ABOUT IT! The Product Rule for Radicals:

Illustrative examples 𝒂 ∙ 𝒃 = 𝒂𝒃

𝒂𝒃 = 𝒂 ∙ 𝒃

Index (n): 𝒏 > 𝟐

LET’S LEARN ABOUT IT! The Product Rule for Radicals:

Practice Exercise: Simplify the following radical expressions 𝒂 ∙ 𝒃 = 𝒂𝒃

𝒂𝒃 = 𝒂 ∙ 𝒃

Index (n): 𝒏 > 𝟐

SUMMARY
SIMPLIFIED FORM OF A RADICAL EXPRESSION

By convention, a radical expression is in its simplest form if:

a. There is no factor of the radicand that can be written as an equivalent value or

expression with an exponent greater than or equal to the index. Example: 𝑥 3 (the
exponent is greater than the index, therefore it is not yet simplified)

2 2𝑥
b. The radicand does not contain a fraction (example: 3
𝑥 or 3
)

1
c. There are no radicals in the denominator (example: 2 )
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MATHEMATICS 9

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