ALGEBRA 1 – GRADE 8

VICTORIA T. ABUZO

Simplifying Radical Expressions

1. Find the largest factor in the radicand that is a perfect power of the
index. Rewrite the radicand as a product of two factors, using that
factor.
2. Use the product rule to rewrite the radical as the product of two
radicals.
3. Simplify the root of the perfect power.

EXAMPLES:
1. √8 = √4 . 2
= √4 √2
= 2 √2

2. √75 = √25 . 3
= √25 √3
= 5 √3

3. √81 = √27 . 3
= √27 √3
= 3 √3

4. √104 = √8 . 13
= √ 8 √13
= 2 √13

5. -5 √18 = -5 . √9 . 2
= -5 . 3 √2
= -15 √2
ALGEBRA 1 – GRADE 8
VICTORIA T. ABUZO
ALGEBRA 1 – GRADE 8
VICTORIA T. ABUZO

For dividing two radicals, we use the quotient rule,

which states that when two radicals of the same
index are divided, the result is equal to the radical
of the division expression.