Addition and Subtraction of Radical Expressions

NAME : ____________________________________
__________

DATE: _______________

SCORE:

I. Add / Subtract each radical expressions and express your answer in simplest form.
____________ 1. 8 3 + 4 3

___________ 10.

1
1
3
3
2
3

____________ 19.

5 3mn +6 3mn 4 5mn .

____________ 2. 8 2 7 2
6 8x

___________ 11.

____________ 20.

8 2 8 + 8 8

4 8 x +5 8 x

____________ 3. 4 a + a

___________ 12. 5 3 x + c 3 x

____________ 21.

5 2 4 3 +6 2 4 3

____________ 4. 7 +5 7

___________ 13. 2

a+7

a 5

a ____________ 22.

2 4 x 34 y + 54 x + 4 y

____________ 5. 5

5 10

5 + 15

____________ 6. 2 x x + 3 x
____________ 7.

____________ 23. 6 3 + 7

5 ___________ 14. 2 7 5 7

___________ 15.

9
2
4 6 +
6
6

x 2

___________ 16. 4

x +3
4

a +3

y
4

3 2 3 + x

____________ 24. 12 3 6 3 3 + 53 6

b2

a ____________ 25.

7 3 x 4 3 x + 2 3 x + 43 3 x

____________ 8.

29 a

____________ 9.

1
1
2+
2
2
3

y 13 a

y +a

___________ 17.

a+ b+ a+ c

___________ 18. 24 x 34 y + 54 x + 4 y

II. Perform the indicated operation in the following radical expressions. Simplify your answer.
____________ 1.

2 + 32

___________ 6. 2 50 32

___________ 11.

____________ 2. 2 3 + 12

___________ 7. 2 27 b 4 48 b

____________ 3. 3 2 + 8

___________ 8. 3 32 8

____________ 4. 4 50 +5 2
____________ 5.

32 + 6 2

3 + 24 + 81

___________ 12. 6 2 5 8 + 2 32
___________ 13.

8 50 + 98 18

___________ 9. 5 12 27 48 ___________ 14. 5 7 28 + 63

___________ 10.

NAME: _________________________________________

16 x 3 y 3 4 x 3 y

____________ 15.

DATE: ________________

________

Assignment
Add / Subtract and simplify the give expressions

81 + 4 32 4 2 + 4 16

SCORE:

___________1. 4 a + a
___________ 2. 2

a +7

___________ 5. 2 3 + 12
a 5

___________ 6. 3 32 8

___________ 3. 2 x x + 3 x

___________ 7. 4 50 +5 2

___________ 4. 9 2 +12 2

___________ 8. 2 50 32

____________ 9.

8 50 + 98 18

____________ 10. 6 2 5 8 + 2 32