Radicals

Objectives:
• Derive the laws of radicals.
• Simplify radical expressions using the laws of radicals.

Sub-tasks:
1. Examine if a radical expression is simplified or not.
2. Use the laws of radicals in simplifying radical
expressions.
What’s for today?
Review of Related
Simplifying Radicals
01 Concepts 03
• Radicals • Conditions where
• Laws of Exponents you can say a radical
is simplified
Laws of Radicals Practical Exercises
02 04 • Apply your new
• Derive the different
knowledge on
Laws of Radicals
simplifying radicals
 01
Review of Related
Concepts
Transforming radicals to rational
exponents and v.v
----
Laws of Exponents
Activity 1: What’s The Keyword?
Complete the keyword below by translating the given expressions
from exponential to radical or vice versa.

D E R I V E
B= P= V=
R= I= O=
D= E= S=
DERIVE
A verb that means to obtain something from something else.
DERIVE
A verb that means to obtain something from something else.

ONLINE GAMES
DERIVE
A verb that means to obtain something from something else.

CHEMISTRY

Fe O2 H2O Fe2O3H2O
DERIVE
A verb that means to obtain something from something else.

ENGLISH
BREAKFAST LUNCH BRUNCH
SELF-CONTAINED UNDERWATER
BREATHING APPARATUS SCUBA
Derive words from the given clues:

HAIR BRUSH
a brush used to
smoothen hair

HAIRBRUSH
Derive words from the given clues:

DRIVE
It refers to a person who
operates a vehicle, such as a
car, truck, bus, or motorcycle.

DRIVER
Derive words from the given clues:

WIRELESS FIDELITY
a wireless technology that
allows devices to connect to the
internet or to each other

WIFI
 02
Laws of Radicals
Deriving the
Laws of Radicals
Activity 2: SIMPLIFY ME
Apply the different laws of exponent to simplify the given
expression with rational exponents.
 𝟓
3
𝑥
1 1
4 4
𝒙 𝒚
𝟏
3
𝟐
𝟏
𝒙 3

𝒙 1
𝟏𝟐
𝒛
Activity 3: REWRITE ME
Rewrite both the given and their final answer,
arriving at an equation. Take note of the
resulting equations for later use.
 𝟓𝟑 𝟓
3 ( √ 𝒙 ) =√ 𝒙 𝟑 𝟓
𝑥
1 1
4 √ 𝒙𝒚 = √ 𝒙 √ 𝒚
𝟒
4
𝟒 𝟒

𝒙 𝒚

√
√
3
3 2 2
𝟏
3
𝟐
=3
𝑥 √𝑥
𝟏
𝒙 3

𝒙√5 𝑥5 =𝑥

√ √ 𝑧= √ 𝑧
43 12
1
𝟏𝟐
𝒛
Can you explain what each of our resulting equations mean?

𝟓
( √ 𝒙 ) =√ 𝒙
𝟑 𝟑 𝟓

• The radical has the same value

whether the exponent of the base is
under the radical sign or when the
whole radical is raised by the
exponent.
Can you explain what each of our resulting equations mean?

√ 𝒙𝒚 = √ 𝒙 √ 𝒚
𝟒 𝟒 𝟒

• The index is “distributed” in the

radicand.
Can you explain what each of our resulting equations mean?

√ 2 √2
3
3
=3
𝑥 √𝑥
• The index is “distributed” in the
radicand.
Can you explain what each of our resulting equations mean?

√𝑥
5 5
=𝑥
• When the index and the exponent of
the base are equal, they are “cancelled
out” and the result is the base.
Can you explain what each of our resulting equations mean?

√ √ 𝑧= √ 𝑧
¿ √ √𝑧
43 12
𝟑𝟒

• The indices can be multiplied when a

radical is inside another radical; or can
be factored out
 𝟓
√
𝟓 𝟑
(3
𝟑
√ 𝒙 ) = 𝒙 𝟓
( √ 𝑎) = √ 𝑎𝑚
𝑛 𝑚 𝑛

𝑥
1 1
√ 𝒙𝒚 = √ 𝒙 √ 𝒚 √ 𝑎𝑏=√ 𝑎 √ 𝑏
𝟒 𝟒 𝟒 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
4 4
𝒙 𝒚
√ 2 √2
3

√
𝟏
𝑎 √𝑎
3 𝑛
𝟐 3
=3 𝑛
=𝑛
𝟏 𝑥 √𝑥 𝑏 √𝑏
𝒙 3

𝒙√ 𝑥 =𝑥 5 5
√𝑎
𝑛 𝑛
=𝑎

√ √ 𝑧= √ 𝑧 √ √ 𝑎= √ 𝑎= √ √ 𝑎
1
43
𝟏𝟐 12 𝑛𝑚 𝑛𝑚 𝑚𝑛
𝒛
Laws of Radicals → These are rules for
simplifying radical
1. √ 𝑎 = √ 𝑎
𝑚 𝑛
( 𝑛
) 𝑚

expressions.
2. √
𝑎𝑏=√ 𝑎 √ 𝑏
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛

√ √
√𝒙
𝟑 𝟓
𝑛
𝑛 𝑎 𝑎
=𝑛
3. 𝑏 √𝑏
4. √𝑎
𝑛 𝑛
=𝑎
How do we know if this
5. √ √ 𝑎= √ 𝑎= √ √ 𝑎
𝑛𝑚 𝑛𝑚 𝑚𝑛 radical is in its simplest
form?
 03
Simplifying
Radicals
A radical is in its simplest form when…
𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠:
1. All exponents in the radicand must be
less than the index.
2. Any exponents in the radicand can have
no factors in common with the index.
3. No fractions appear under a radical or no
radicals appear in the denominator of a
fraction.
Condition 1:
1. All exponents in the radicand must be
less than the index.
Examples:
Condition 2:
1. Any exponents in the radicand can have no
factors in common with the index.
Examples:
Condition 3:
1. No fractions appear under a radical or
no radicals appear in the denominator of
a fraction.
Laws of Radicals Conditions:
1. All exponents in the
𝟑
√𝒙 𝟓

radicand must be less than

the index.
2. Any exponents in the
radicand can have no factors
in common with the index.
3. No fractions appear under a
radical or no radicals appear
in the denominator of a
fraction.
Activity 4: Let’s Apply Together
Apply the discussed laws of radicals to solve the following
items. Accomplish this with your group mates.
 04
Practical
Exercises
Activity 5: I Can Do This!
Simplify the following radicals individually
Agreement:
Simplify the following radicals individually