How Do We Multiply Radical

Expressions?

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 How Do We Multiply Radical
Expressions?
Do Now:

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8  27  216  6
3 3
You can add or subtract radicals
like monomials. You can also
simplify radicals by using the
FOIL method of multiplying
binomials.

Let us try one.

Ex: (3 6  2 3)(4  3)
 (3 6  2 3)(4  3)
F O I L
3 6 4  3 6 3  2 3  4  2 3  3
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12 6  3 3  2  8 3  2 3
12 6  9 2  8 3  6
Since there are no like terms, you
can not combine.
 Lets do another one.

(8  5 3)(8  5 3)
8 8  8 5 3  5 3 8  5 3 5 3
64  40 3  40 3  25 3
64  75
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Simplify the product .

2  3 3 9  7 3 
 18 14 3 27 3 21  3  3
 18  13 3  63
 45  13 3
Try on Your Own
1. (1  7) (1  7)

2. (3  2) (2  5)
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