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Multiply and Divide Radical Expressions Practice
HW 5.2: Multiply and Divide Radical Expressions

Problems 1 − 6, multiply, if possible. Then simplify.

3 3
1. 12 • 27 2. 4 • 54

3 3
3. −7 • −7 4. −25 • −5

4 4 3 3
5. 27 • 48 6. −9 • 81

Problems 7 − 10, simplify. Assume that all variables are positive.

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7. 28𝑥𝑥 5 8. 81𝑥𝑥 6

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9. 125𝑥𝑥 3 10. −250𝑥𝑥 6 𝑦𝑦 4

Problems 11 − 14, multiply and simplify. Assume that all variables are positive.
3 3
11. 12 • 16 12. 7𝑥𝑥 3 • 35𝑥𝑥 4 𝑦𝑦 5

3 3
13. 4 6𝑥𝑥 2 𝑦𝑦 • 5 2𝑥𝑥 3 𝑦𝑦 14. −2 3𝑥𝑥 2 𝑦𝑦 2 • 4 40𝑥𝑥 4 𝑦𝑦

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Problems 15 – 18, divide and simplify. Assume that all variables are positive.
75 72𝑥𝑥 3
15. 16.
3 2𝑥𝑥 4

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250 3 98𝑥𝑥 5 5
17. 3 18.
2 3 2𝑥𝑥

Problems 19 – 24, rationalize the denominator of each expression. Assume that all variables are
positive.

7 3
3𝑥𝑥 3 5
19. 20. 3 21.
3𝑥𝑥 6 4𝑥𝑥

4
4 8 60 5 7𝑥𝑥 4
22. 4 23. 24. 3
3 2 12 2𝑥𝑥

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Problems 25 – 32, simplify each expression. Rationalize all denominators. Assume that all variables
are positive.
3 3
25. 5 • 35 26. 4 • 80

3 3
27. 2 7𝑥𝑥 3 • 3 21𝑥𝑥 3 𝑦𝑦 2 28. −2 16𝑥𝑥 5 𝑦𝑦 2 • 2𝑥𝑥 2 𝑦𝑦

96 3 5 30. 4 3−2 5
29. 3
8

4 4
31. −3 16 + 2 32.
1 3
3

33.
2 3 34. 3 8 + 21
8

Problems 35 – 38, solve.

35. A rectangular shelf is 480 inches by 60 inches. Find the area of the shelf.

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36. The height of a triangular model is 1112 5 𝑏𝑏 3 ft. and the base is 8 𝑏𝑏 ft. Write the ratio of
the height to the base in simplest form.

37. The time t, it takes a free-falling object to hit the ground is 27 5 seconds. If it was dropped
from rest, find the height, h, in feet in terms of a using the formula = 16 2 .

38. A satellite orbiting Earth has a circular velocity, v, in miles per hour given by the formula
1.24×10
= , where r is the distance in miles from the satellite to the center of Earth.
If the radius of the earth is 3960 miles
A. Find the velocity of a satellite orbiting at an altitude of 150 miles.

B. Find the velocity of a satellite orbiting at an altitude of 200 miles.

C. How much greater is the velocity of the satellite orbiting at 150 miles than the one orbiting
at an altitude of 200 miles?

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