424 (8-12) Chapter 8 Powers and Roots

Simplificar las raíces 7-18 y racionalizar 19-30.

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True or false? Explain your answer.
1. 2 0  25  True 2. 18  92  False
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3.    True 4.    False
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6. a  a for any positive value of a. False
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8.   3 False 9. 4  2  False 10. 2
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8. 2 EXERCISES
Reading and Writing After reading this section, write out the Simplify each expression by rationalizing the denominator. See
answers to these questions. Use complete sentences. Example 2.
1. How do we simplify a radical with the product rule? 1 1 3
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We use the product rule to factor out a perfect square from 5 6 2
inside a square root. 5 6 32
  
2. Which integers are perfect squares? 5 6 2
The perfect squares are 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, and so on. 4 3 7
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3. What does it mean to rationalize a denominator? 3 2 6
To rationalize a denominator means to rewrite the expres- 43 6 42
sion so that the denominator is a rational number.   
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4. What is simplified form for a square root? 3 4 10
A square root in simplified form has no perfect squares or 25.  26.  27. 
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fractions inside the radical and no radicals in the 310 45 1017
denominator.   
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5. How do you simplify a square root that contains a variable? 3 11 10
To simplify a square root containing variables, use the same 28.  29.  30. 
techniques as we use on square roots of numbers. 19 7 3
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6. How can you tell if an exponential expression is a perfect   
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square?
Any even power of a variable is a perfect square. Write each radical expression in simplified form. See Example 3.


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Assume that all variables in the exercises represent positive real 31. 63 32. 48 33. 
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numbers.
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Simplify each radical. See Example 1. 37 43 
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7. 8 8. 20 9. 24
  
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22 25 26 34.  35.  36. 
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10. 75 11. 2
8 12. 40 15 10 10
  
53 27 210 5 4 6
13. 90 14. 200 15. 500 6 12 75
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310 102 105 10 20 3
16. 98 17. 150 18. 120 15 15
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72 56 230 5 5
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5 10 21
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