Multiplication of Radicals

Review:
Find the product. Simplify your answer if
possible
1) ( 3)( 7) = 3●7 = 21
2) (2 5)(4 11) = (2 ● 4) 5●11 = 8 55
3) (2 3)(5 6) = (2 ●5) 3●6
= 10 18
= 10 9●2
= 10●3 2
= 30 2
Remember: The square of a single square root is
the number inside/radicand.
Example:
2 2 2
1) 5 = 5 3) 3 7 =32
7
2
= 9(7)
Note: 5 ● 5 is the same as
= 63
5

2
2) 27 = 27
2
Note: 27 ● 27 is the same as 27
Multiplication of expressions that
contain radicals is very similar to
multiplication of polynomials.
Multiplying Radicals: When
multiplying radicals (with the same
index), multiply under the radical, and
then multiply in front of the radical
(any values multiplied times the
radicals).
 Multiplication of Radicals
Example 1:

= 2●4 5●3 + 2 5●8 distribute to 4 &

= 8 15 + 2 40 get the product of the radicands

= 8 15 + 2 4●10 Factor 40 using perfect squares

= 8 15 + 2●2 10 Extract the root

= 8 15 + 4 10 simplify
 Multiplication of Radicals
Example 2:

= 2x●4 3●6 + 3x●2x 3●5 Distribute to &

= 8x 18 + 6𝑥 15
2
Get the product of radicands

= 8x 9●2 + 6𝑥 15 Factor the radicand

2

= 8x●3 2 + 6𝑥 15
2
Extract the roots
= 24x 2 + 6𝑥 15
2
 Multiplication of Radicals
Example 3:

= 4 3●3 + 4 3●8 Distribute to

= 4 9 + 24 Get the product of the radicands

= 4 ● 3+ 4●6 Factor the radicand

= 12+ 2 6 Extract the root
 Multiplication of Radicals
Example 4:

= (3●2) 5●6 - (3 ●4) 5●10 Distribute

= 6 30 - 12 50 Get the product of the radicand and the factors

= 6 30 - 12 25●2 Factor the radicands

= 6 30 - 12●5 2 Extract the root
= 6 30 - 60 2 multiply the factors
Word Problem:
Find the area of a rectangle whose length
and width are (5x 5 + 3) meters and
3 7meters respectively.

(5x 5 + 3) m Solution: A = l x w
A = 3 7(5x 5 + 3)
3 7 m A = (3●5x) 7●5 + 3 7●3
A = 15x 35 + 3 21 meters
Multiplication of Radicals
(using FOIL method)
F = First terms
O = Outer terms L
I = Inner terms I
L = Last terms (3x + 4)(2x - 5)
F
O
F O I L
3x(2x) + 3x(-5) + 4(2x)+ 4(-5)
6𝑥 - 15x + 8x – 20
2

6𝑥 - 7x – 20
2
Multiplication of expressions that
contain radicals is very similar to
multiplication of polynomials.
F = First terms
O = Outer terms L
I = Inner terms I
L = Last terms ( 5 +3)( 5 + 6)
F
O
5●5 + 6 5 + 3 5 + 3(6)
25+ 6 5 + 3 5 + 18
5 + 6 5 + 3 5 + 18
23 + 9 5
F = First terms
O = Outer terms
I = Inner terms
L = Last terms
(3 6 + 4)( 6 - 2 5)

3 6●6 - 3 ●2 6●5 + 4 6 - 2 ●4 5
3 36 - 6 30 + 4 6 - 8 5
18 - 6 30 + 4 6 - 8 5
Conjugate involving radicals differ only in the sign
joining the terms
 The product of two conjugate binomials result in a
difference of squares
2 2
 Pattern: (a + b)(a – b) = a - b
2 2 ( ) -( )

( 7 + 5)( 7 - 5)
2 2
= 7 - (5)
= 7 – 25
= -18
Conjugate involving radicals differ only in the sign
joining the terms
 The product of two conjugate binomials result in a
difference of squares
2 2
 Pattern: (a + b)(a – b) = a - b
2 2 ( ) -( )
(3 6 + 2)(3 6 - 2)
2
= 3 6 - (2)2
2
=32 6 –4
= 9(6) – 4
= 54 – 4
= 50