Radical Equations

Notes and Practice

 Subtracting Radicals Examples
1. 3 6 − 4 6 = − 6
2. −11 21 − 11 21 = −22 21
3. 8 − 32 = 4 2 − 16 2 = 2 2 − 4 2 = −2 2
4. 5 18 − 8 = 5 9 ⋅ 2 − 4 ⋅ 2 = 5 3 2 − 2 2 = 15 2 −
2 2 = 13 2
5. 7 16 − 2 128 = 7 8 ⋅ 2 − 2 64 ⋅ 2 = 7 2 ⋅ 2 −
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

2 4 ⋅ 2 = 14 2 − 8 2 = 6 2
3 3 3 3
Adding Radicals Examples
1. −3 5 + 2 5 = − 5
2. −10 7 + 12 7 = 2 7
3. 8 + 32 = 4 2 + 16 2 = 2 2 + 4 2 = 6 2

4. −2 3 + 3 27 = −2 3 + 3 9 ⋅ 3 = −2 3 + 3 3 ⋅ 3 =
−2 3+9 3 = 7 3
Adding & Subtracting Radicals Examples
1. −3 5 − 5 − 6 = −4 5 − 6
2. −3 3 − 3 3 − 8 = −6 3 − 8 = −6 3 − 4 ⋅ 2 =
−6 3−2 2
3. 2 20 − 20 + 3 20 − 2 45 = 20 + 3 20 − 2 45 =
4 20 − 2 45 = 4 5 ⋅ 4 − 2 5 ⋅ 9 = 4 2 5 −
2 3 5 = 8 5−6 5 = 2 5
Multiplying Radicals Examples
1. 7⋅ 3 = 21
2. 6⋅ 2 = 12 = 3⋅ 4 = 2 3

3. 3 3 4 − 3 5 = 12 3 − 9 15

4. −7 + 3𝑥 4 + 3𝑥 = −28 − 7 3𝑥 + 4 3𝑥 + 3𝑥 = −28 −
3 3𝑥 + 3𝑥
Dividing Radicals Examples

=
9 3
1. 25 5

= = =
15 5⋅ 3 5 5
2. 12 3⋅ 4 4 2

= =
3 3 5 15
3. 5 5
⋅
5 5
Now you try!