Chapter 8 Exam - College Prep

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What are like radicals?

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How do you add or subtract like radicals?

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What is the process to simplify a radical expression?

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What does it mean to rationalize the denominator?

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Rationalizing the denominator means to eliminate any radicals in the denominator of a fraction. This is done by multiplying the numerator and denominator by a suitable radical.

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How do you multiply radicals?

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How do you divide radicals?

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What is the formula for multiplying two binomials that contain radicals?

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The formula is: (a + b)(c + d) = ac + ad + bc + bd. Apply this to radicals as you would with regular numbers.

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What is the difference between rational and irrational numbers?

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What is the significance of the index in a radical?

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