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5.5A Expressions With Roots

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5.

5 Expressions with Roots

Student Outcomes

▪ Students understand that the sum of two square roots (or two cube roots)
is not equal to the square root (or cube root) of their sum.

▪ Students convert expressions to simplest radical form.

▪ Students understand that the product of conjugate radicals can be viewed


as the difference of two squares.

Summary
For real numbers 𝑎 ≥ 0 and 𝑏 ≥ 0, where 𝑏 ≠ 0 when 𝑏 is a denominator,
√𝑎 √𝑎
√𝑎𝑏 = √𝑎 ⋅ √𝑏 and √𝑏 = √𝑏.

For real numbers 𝑎 ≥ 0 and 𝑏 ≥ 0, where 𝑏 ≠ 0 when 𝑏 is a denominator,


3
3 3 3 3 𝑎 √𝑎
√𝑎𝑏 = √𝑎 ⋅ √𝑏 and √𝑏 = 3 .
√𝑏

Two binomials of the form √𝑎 + √𝑏 and √𝑎 − √𝑏 are called conjugate radicals:


√𝑎 + √𝑏 is the conjugate of √𝑎 − √𝑏, and
√𝑎 − √𝑏 is the conjugate of √𝑎 + √𝑏.
For example, the conjugate of 2 − √3 is 2 + √3.
To rewrite an expression with a denominator of the form √𝑎 + √𝑏 in simplest
radical form, multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate √𝑎 − √𝑏
and combine like terms.
Exercises
1. Express each of the following as a rational number or in simplest radical form.
Assume that the symbols 𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑥 represent positive numbers.
1. √30
2. √82
3. √28
4. √98
5. √28𝑥 2
3
6. √15
3
7. √26𝑎
8. √9𝑎2 + 9𝑏 2

2. Express each of the following in simplest radical form, combining terms


where possible.
1. √25 + √55 − √20
3 1
2. 3√3 − √4 + √3

3 3 3 1
3. √54 − √8 + 7 √4

3 5 3 3 8
4. √ + √40 − √
8 9

3. Evaluate √𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 when 𝑥 = 33 and 𝑦 = 15.

4. Evaluate √𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 when 𝑥 = 20 and 𝑦 = 10.

5. Express each of the following as a rational expression or in simplest radical


form. Assume that the symbols 𝑥 and 𝑦 represent positive numbers.
1. √3(√6 − √3)
2
2. (3 + √2)
3. (2 + √3)(2 − √3)
4. (2 + 2√5)(2 − 2√5)
5. (√7 − 3)(√7 + 3)
6. (3√2 + √7)(3√2 − √7)
7. (𝑥 − √3)(𝑥 + √3)
8. (2𝑥√2 + 𝑦)(2𝑥√2 − 𝑦)

6. Simplify each of the following quotients as far as possible.


1. (√21 − √3) ÷ √3
2. (√5 + 4) ÷ (√5 + 1)
3. (3 − √2) ÷ (3√2 − 5)
4. (2√5 − √3) ÷ (3√5 − 4√2)

1
7. If 𝑥 = 2 + √3, show that 𝑥 + 𝑥 has a rational value.

2−√5
8. Evaluate 5𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 when the value of 𝑥 is .
2

4 4
9. Write the factors of 𝑎4 − 𝑏 4 . Express (√3 + √2) − (√3 − √2) in a simpler
form.

10. The converse of the Pythagorean theorem is also a theorem: If the square of
one side of a triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two
sides, then the triangle is a right triangle.
Use the converse of the Pythagorean theorem to show that for 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 > 0, if
𝐴 + 𝐵 = 𝐶, then √𝐴 + √𝐵 > √𝐶,
so that √𝐴 + √𝐵 > √𝐴 + 𝐵.

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