GOOD

MORNING
GRADE 9-OAK
MULTIPLYING
RADICALS
DIFFERENT INDICES
AND RADICANDS
MA’AM CAROL L. SALCEDO

1 2 3
RULES
1. Transform the radicals to powers with
rational exponents.
2. Change the rational exponents into
similar fractions.
3. Rewrite the product as a single
radical.
4. Simplify the resulting radical, if
necessary.
ASSIGNMENT:
3 2
6 . 11 � �
= �� . ����
=��� . 1112 �
= ��. ����
=��� . 1136
6
2 6
= 6 . 113
 3
9. 3 6 6
= 9 . 32
3
= ��� . 313 � �
= ��� . 326 = ��� . �
�
= ��� . 326 = ��� . �
6
3 6 2
= 9 . 3
HOW ABOUT IF, we multiply radicals with diff.
indices and same radicands, but with
variables and exponents?
3 4
5
� . �3
01 �(�) 3(�)
= ��(�) . �4(�)
EXAMPLE:
= ��� . �9 12 12
�� 12 = �24
. �5
��
12 12 = � . ��
�
= �20 . �9
12
= �29
HOW ABOUT IF, we multiply radicals with diff.
indices and same radicands, but with
variables and exponents?
3 5
�7 . �3
02 �(�) 3(3)
= ��(�) . �5(3)
EXAMPLE:
= ���
�� . �9
15 =
15
�30
. �14
15

��
15 15 = � . ���
�
= �35 . �9
15
= �44
03 5
� . �8
4 3

EXAMPLE: �(�) 8(5)

= ��(�) . �3(5)
= ���
�� . �40
15
15 15
= �12 . �40
15
= �52
15 15
= �45
. �7
� �� ��
=� .
TRY THIS!
� � � � � �
� �� � ��
1. �� . �� 2. � . 3. � .
 � �
�
1. � . �� �(�) 5(2)
= ��(�) . �3(2)
= ��� . �10
6
6 6
= �9 . �10
6
= �19
6 6
= �18
. �
= �� . � �
 �
� �
2. � . ��
�(�) 2(4)
= ��(�) . �3(4)

= ���� . �812
12 12 12 12
= �9 . �8 = �12
. �5
��
12 = a . ��
= �17
 � �
�
3. � . �� �(�) 3(3)
= ��(�) . �4(3)
= ���� . �912
12 12
= � . �9
8
12
= �17
12 12
= �12
. �5
��
= � . ��
GENERALIZATION!
DIFFERENT INDICES DIFFERENT
AND SAME INDICES AND
RADICANDS RADICANDS
MULTIPLYING
RADICALS * NUMBERS
* NUMBERS *VARIABLE
*VARIABLE WITH
WITH EXPONENT
EXPONENT
 RULES DIFFERENT INDICES AND SAME
RADICANDS
1. Transform the radicals to powers with

rational exponents.
2. Multiply the powers by applying the
rule . �� . �� = ��+� .
3. Rewrite the product as a single
radical.
4. Simplify the resulting radical, if
necessary.
DIFFERENT INDICES AND SAME
RADICANDS
DIFFERENT INDICES AND SAME
RADICANDS
 RULES (DIFFERENT INDICES AND DIFFERENT
RADICANDS)
1. Transform the radicals to powers with

rational exponents.
2. Change the rational exponents into
similar fractions.
3. Rewrite the product as a single
radical.
4. Simplify the resulting radical, if
necessary.
DIFFERENT
INDICES AND
DIFFERENT
RADICANDS
DIFFERENT
INDICES AND
DIFFERENT
RADICANDS
 “MATHEMATICS IS NOT
ABOUT
NUMBERS,EQUATIONS,COMP
UTATIONS,OR ALGORITHMS
IT IS ABOUT
UNDERSTANDING.”
—WILLIAM PAUL THURSTON
THANK
YOU!