Radical Expression Vocab

Explain why the radical expression is or is NOT in simplified form?

• The expression is simplified because the radicand contains no fractions

• The expression is simplified because the radicand has no​ perfect-square factors other than 1.

• The expression is not in simplified form because a radical appears in the denominator of a fraction.

• The expression is not simplified because it contains a fraction.

Simplify.

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Simplify:

• A

• B

• C

• D

Read the question carefully and choose the correct answer.

• A

• B

• C

• D

What type of expression is indicated by the symbol √?

• Polynomial Expression

• Rational Expression

• Radical Expression

• Linear Expression

A radical expression is an algebraic expression containing at least one radical.

• True

• False

• 2

• 4

• X

The number below the radical

• Hypotenuse

• Radicand

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Legs

• Cosine

• <
• > 
• =
• None of the Above

In a radical expression, what is the index when it is not written?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• unable to determine