Radical Vocab

the number under the radical sign

• radical equation
• Radicand
• Index
• conjugate

Tags

CCSS.8.NS.A.1

the root being taken in a radical

• radical equation
• Radicand
• Index
• conjugate

Tags

CCSS.8.NS.A.1

If index and radicand are the same, add/subtract coefficients, keep index and radicand the same.

• Quotient Rule for Radicals
• Rule to Add or Subtract radicals
• extraneous solution
• Product Rule for Radicals

If two radicals have the same index, multiply radicands

• Product Rule for Radicals
• Quotient Rule for Radicals
• radical equation
• Radicand

two radicals have the same index, divide radicands

• Product Rule for Radicals
• Rule to Add or Subtract radicals
• extraneous solution
• Quotient Rule for Radicals

the process of eliminating a radical from the denominator of a fraction

• Quotient Rule for Radicals
• radical equation
• rationalizing the denominator
• Radicand

Binomials of the form a√b + c√d and a√b - c√d, where a, b, c, and d are rational numbers (ex: 6√5 + 2√3 and 6√5 - 2√3)

• conjugate
• radical equation
• Index
• Radicand

an equation that has a variable in a radicand√x = 4

• conjugate
• Radicand
• extraneous solution
• radical equation

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.2

a solution to a radical equation that does not satisfy the original equation

• radical equation
• extraneous solution
• conjugate
• Radicand

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.2