OPERATIONS+WITH+RADICALS

= Operations with Radicals =

To Add or Subtract Radicals make sure that both radicals have the same index, and radicand.

When multiply radicals both Radicals ONLY have to have the same index.

When dividing a radical CAN NOT be within the denominator. You can get rid of the radical by multiplying, or squaring (depending on index) the radical by itself. If you have a cube root you need 3 Factor in the root, if you have a fourth root you need 4 factors and so on......

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Practice Sites: [|Adding and Subtracting Radicals] [|Multiplying and Subtracting Radicals]