Matutum View Academy

S. Y. 2015-2016
First Grading Prelim Examination

Name______________________________________Section___________________Date_____________Score_________
Test I. Fill in the blanks to make each statement true.
1. When we raise a number to the second power, we are finding its ___________________.
2. The reverse of squaring a number is finding its ___________________.
3. When we raise a number to the third power, we are finding its ___________________.
4. The principal root of 0 is ___________________.
5. The number a is a square root of b if a 2 = ___________________.
6. Since ¿ is a ___________________of16.
7. The radicand of the equation √ 25=5 is ___________________.
8. In the expression √ 4 x +1 , ___________________is the radicand and 2 is the ___________________.
9. We can use _________________rule to simplify√ 6 ∙ √ 3.
Test II. Write each in exponential form. 2 points
1
1.
√16
2. √3 m+ 3
5 3
3. 5 √ x
4. ¿
3 5
5. 6 a √ b
Test III. Simplify. Show your solution if needed.
1. √ 16 ∙ √16
−3
2. 16 4

3.
[√ ]
5 243
32

4. √ 32 ab ∙ √ 2 ab

5. 4 x2 y √ 500 x 9 y 15

5 10 5
6. 3 ab √ a b

Test IV. Explanation

2
1. When you convert 5 5 to a radical, how do you interpret the numerator and denominator in the exponent?

2. Why the properties of square roots are true only for positive numbers only?