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ALGEBRA 2/TRIG BINDER SECTION: LESSONS

Lesson 5.2
Title: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to use the properties of exponents to simplify expressions with rational
exponents. They will also be able to use properties of radicals to simplify and write radical expressions in simplest
form.

EXAMPLE 1. SIMPLIFY.
a. b.
⁄ ⁄
7 ∙7 6 ⁄
∙4 ⁄

EXAMPLE 2. SIMPLIFY.
a. b.
2
 42 3 
1

 1 
 6 
3

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PRACTICE #1. SIMPLIFY.
A) B)

C) D)
3 1
(5 3  7 4 )3
1
 20 2 
1

 12 
 5 

Example#3. Simplify
A) B)
750𝑥

Need to find the index number of matches. One from each

group goes out.
PRACTICE#2. Simplify each.

A) C)

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Example 4. Simplify.

PRACTICE#4. Simplify each.

A) B)

Example 5. Simplify.
A) B) C)
√80
√5

PRACTICE#5. Simplify each.

A) B) C)

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Ex.6. Simplify.
A)
1
5 + √3

No radical in the
denominator!

B)

You Try #6. Simplify each.

A) B)

Don’t forget the pattern:

(𝑥 + 𝑦)(𝑥 − 𝑦) =
𝑥 −𝑦

ADDING AND SUBTRACTING RADICALS

EXAMPLE#7. Simplify. EXAMPLE#8. Simplify.

2√7 + 3√7

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YOU TRY#7. Simplify.

A) B)

Multiplying vs Adding Radicals

2𝑥 √54 ∙ 3𝑥 √2 2𝑥 √54 + 3𝑥 √2

You Try #8. Simplify each.

A) B)
2 8 + 10 8 5 𝑦+6 𝑦

C) D)
4 9 +8 9 12 2𝑧 − 𝑧 54𝑧

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