ADDITION

AND
SUBTRACTION
OF RADICALS
March 11, 2024
 Activity:
fruit basket

48

16
18
5 3

+
8
6 4

+
10
7 5

+
 Still…

7 5

and
 Just like apples and oranges, when
adding and subtracting radicals, do
you think it is important to consider
that the radical expressions are the
same?
Activity:
radploration
 Instruction:
1. Read the problem and the guide questions carefully.
2. Answer the task within 3 minutes only.
3. Write the given problem and your answers in a manila
paper.
4. Choose a representative to present your answers.
presentation
 WHEN ADDING/ SUBTRACTING
RADICAL:
 Combine like radicals by adding or subtracting their coefficients and copy
their common radicands.

 If the radicals are not written in the simplest form, simplify first the
expression. Then, perform the addition or subtraction.

 If the unlike radical expression is already simplified, we can just copy the
expression
Activity:
LET’S DO THE
MATH
Perform the indicated operation.
Find the perimeter of the lot
with sides measuring
5 m, 7 𝑚,
4 𝑚, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2 m.
Let’s wrap it
up!
 ANSWER KEY
LIKE RADICALS
radicals with the same index and
radicand.

UNLIKE RADICALS
-radicals with the same index, but different
16
18

radicand;
-radicals with different index and different
16
18

radicand.
 WHEN ADDING/ SUBTRACTING
RADICAL:
 Combine like radicals by adding or subtracting their coefficients and copy
their common radicands.

 If the radicals are not written in the simplest form, simplify first the
expression. Then, perform the addition or subtraction.

 If the unlike radical expression is already simplified, we can just copy the
expression
ACTIVITY:
BOARD WORK
Perform the indicated operation.
 Ms. Villar owns a lot whose
sides measure 5 m, 3 𝑚, 2𝑚,
𝑎𝑛𝑑 8 m. Find the perimeter.
Keep Learning!