Name: _______________________________________Grade & Section: _________________

Subject:Mathematics 9 Teacher:___________________________Score:__________

Lesson : Quarter 2 Week 6 LAS 3

Activity Title : Simplifying Radicals
Learning Target : Simplifies radical expressions by reducing the index
Reference(s) : Mathematics 9 Self-Learning Module (Quarter 2-Module 6)
MELC M9AL-IIg-1
LAS Writer : Bernadette N. Santos

Express the radical into an expression with a rational exponent then simplify
the exponent or apply the law on radical

𝑚 𝑛 𝑚𝑛 𝑛 𝑚
√ √𝑎 = √𝑎 = √ √𝑎

Example: Simplify:
20
32m15 n5

Solution1:
20
32m15 n5 = 4 5
( )
25 m 5 n 5
3
= 4
2m 3 n

Solution 2:
20
32m15 n5

(2 m n ) = (2m 3 n )4 =
1 5 15 5 1 3 1 1
= 5 15 5 20
= 2 m n 20 20 20
= 2 m n 4 4 4 4
2m 3 n
Radical expressions can still be simplified if the index of the radical and the exponent of the radicand
have a common factor, thus the expression can be written with a lower index. We call this process
reducing the index in order to simplify the radicals.

Illustrative Examples: 1.) 4

4x2 y2 2.) 4
9x 4 3.) 6
343a 3b3

Write in rational or
(9x ) (343a b )
1 1 1
4 4 3 3 6
(4 x 2 y 2 ) 4
exponential form

Write the bases with

(2 ) (3 ) (7 )
1 1 1
2
• x2 • y2 4 2
• x2 • x2 4 3
• a 3 • b3 6

the same exponent

Apply the product rule  24  24  24   24  24  24   63  63  63 

 2  x  y   3  x  x   7  a  b 
           
for exponents            

Reduce the exponent 1 1 1 1

2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2 x y 2 2 3 x x 7 a b

Transform to simplified 2 xy 3 ( x )( x ) or x 3 7 ( a )( b ) or 7 ab
radical form

ACTIVITY : SOLVE ME!

Direction: Simplify by reducing the index of the following radical expressions. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1.) 15 x12 2.)

8
625m4 3.)
20
y5 4.)
6
27x 2 5.)
15
32a10b5 This space is
for the QR
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