1) Definition of Root form

If a real number and m, n are positive integers,

then apply:
1
a) a  n a
n

m
b) n
a n  am

2) Operation of Algebraic Roots For each a, b, and

c positive numbers, then the relationship applies:
a) a c + b c = (a + b) c
b) a c – b c = (a – b) c

c) a b = a b

d) a b = (a  b)  2 ab

e) a b = (a  b)  2 ab

3) Rationalize the denominator For each fraction

whose denominator contains irrational numbers
(numbers that can not be rooted), it can be
rationalized by its denominator with the following
rules:
a) ab  ab  bb  a b b
c(a  b )
b) c
 c
 a b  2
a b a b a b a b

c( a  b )
c
 c
 a b 
a b a b a b a b