Radicals

The most generic form of a radical is:

where c = coefficient, n = index and A = root sign. The radical above is read as
: c n-th root (nth) of A. If n = 2, it is usually not represent the number 2 and
reads as c square root of A. If n = 3, reads as radical as c cube root of A. Ex
:
that is read with five cube root of 25, where 5 is the coefficient, the index is
3 and 25, the root sign.
3 √ 10 which is read as 3 square root of 10, where 3 is the coefficient, 2 (not
shown, by convention) is the index and 10, the root sign.
•
Power fractional exponent.
the
and i
=
i
ae
eg
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Introduction of an external factor in the radical
(To introduce a coefficient a radical, simply increase this rate to an exponent
equal to its index). eg 2 3 = 3.2 2 = 12 5 3 5 = 3 5.53 = 3 5 4
This property is very useful also for the simplification of radicals, because so
metimes, depending on the type of problem being addressed, it may become necessa
ry to take the opposite route. Thus, for example,
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Simplification of radicals
Examples:
a)
144
=
2
2 ⋅ 3
February 4 February 2 January 1
February 2
= = =
2.2 ⋅ ⋅ March 2 March 2 ⋅ 3
= 4 ⋅ 3 = 12
2 144 2 72 2 36 2 18 3 9 3 3 1 2 2.2 2 ⋅ February 3 = 144
factored form
b)
3
243 =
3
35
=
3
3
33 ⋅ 32
March 2
=
33 ⋅ 3 3 2
3 ⋅ 3
March 2
31 ⋅ 3 or
3 ⋅ 32 3
or
3 ⋅ September 3
Possible outcomes
3 243 3 81 3 27 3 9 3 3 1 3 4.3 = 243
factored form
•
Operations with radicals
•
nm
Radiciação (Root Root)
N = 3. N 3
eg
•
Potentiation of radicals
In general, for a radical rise to a given exponent, simply raise the root sign t
o that exponent. Examples:
Exercises:
1. Calculate: a) b) c) = = =
d)
March 33 March 24 =
=
e)
f) g) h) addressing the former. 1 a) b) 3 =
=
=
March 2 +2 3 +3 3
c) 3 4 d) 3 3
e) April 2
g) 3 3 h) 3 2
August 1
f)
3
2. Determine the perimeter of a rectangle whose sides measure R. (14
And 250cm
40cm.
10
)
3. Determine the perimeter of the triangle shown below.
50 300
R. (5 2 + 19 3)
243
4. Paragraph
18-8 - 2 is equal to:
R (0)
5. The expression with radicals
8-18 + 2 2 is equal to: R (
2)
6. The expression 3 45-125 + 2 equals: R (4 5 + 2) 7. The value of 45 + 3 5 5-21
25 is: R (May 8)
8. The expression 5 + 3 63 2-2 18 + 3 7 + 3 72-28 is equal to R (February 15 + 1
6 7) 9. The expression
50-8 simplified results: R (3) 2
10. Simplify the expressions and calculate sums, algebraic
a) 5 28-3 20-2 63 + 45 = 2 b) 8 2-5 8 + 13 18-15 50-9 72 = c) 6 45-12 48 + 6108-
10 20 = d) e)
3 1 1 90-250 - 10 = 2 4 4
4
96 + 4486-24 94 243 6 + = August 2 f) 53 32-3256 + 3 16-23 2 + 3 4 = 5 5 g) 5 64
-5486 - 5 2 = ex Answers. Paragraph 10 a) 47 b) c) d) e) f) g)
- 12 3 - 2 5
3 ⋅ ⋅ + 27 April 6 April 3
- 2 ⋅ May 2
- February 1992
March 10
10 ⋅ April 3