Multiplying and Dividing

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Multiplying and Dividing Radial Expressions
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Warm Up
Lesson Presentation
Lesson Quiz
Holt Algebra 1
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• Warm Up
• Simplify each expression.
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Objectives
Multiply and divide radical expressions.
Rationalize denominators.
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You can use the Product and Quotient Properties
of square roots you have already learned to
multiply and divide expressions containing square
roots.
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Example 1A Multiplying Square Roots
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Multiply the factors in the radicand.
Factor 16 using a perfect-square factor.
Product Property of Square Roots
Simplify.
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Example 1B Multiplying Square Roots
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Expand the expression.
Commutative Property of Multiplication.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Simplify the radicand.
Simplify the Square Root.
Multiply.
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Example 1C Multiplying Square Roots
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Factor 4 using a perfect-square factor.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Take the square root..
Simplify.
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Check It Out! Example 1a
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Multiply the factors in the radicand.
Factor 25 using a perfect-square factor.
Product Property of Square Roots
Simplify.
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Check It Out! Example 1b
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Expand the expression.
Commutative Property of Multiplication.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Simplify the radicand.
Simplify the Square Root.
Multiply.
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Check It Out! Example 1c
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Factor 14 using a perfect-square factor.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Take the square root.
Simplify.
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Example 2A Using the Distributive Property
Multiply. Write each product in simplest form.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Multiply the factors in the second radicand.
Factor 24 using a perfect-square factor.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Simplify.
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Example 2B Using the Distributive Property
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Simplify the radicands.
Simplify.
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Check It Out! Example 2a
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Multiply the factors in the first radicand.
Factor 48 using a perfect-square factor.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Simplify.
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Check It Out! Example 2b
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Simplify the radicand.
Simplify.
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Check It Out! Example 2c
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Simplify the radicand.
Simplify.
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Check It Out! Example 2d
Multiply. Write each product in simplest form.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Simplify the radicand.
Simplify.
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In Chapter 7, you learned to multiply binomials
by using the FOIL method. The same method can be
used to multiply square-root expressions that
contain two terms.
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Example 3A Multiplying Sums and Differences of
Radicals
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Use the FOIL method.
Simplify by combining like terms.
Simplify the radicand.
Simplify.
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Example 3B Multiplying Sums and Differences of
Radicals
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Expand the expression.
Use the FOIL method.
Simplify by combining like terms.
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Check It Out! Example 3a
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Use the FOIL method.
Simplify by combining like terms.
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Check It Out! Example 3b
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Expand the expression.
Use the FOIL method.
Simplify by combining like terms.
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Check It Out! Example 3c
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Expand the expression.
Use the FOIL method.
Simplify by combining like terms.
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Check It Out! Example 3d
Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
Use the FOIL method.
Simplify by combining like terms.
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A quotient with a square root in the denominator
is not simplified. To simplify these expressions,
multiply by a form of 1 to get a perfect-square
radicand in the denominator. This is called
rationalizing the denominator.
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Example 4A Rationalizing the Denominator
Simplify the quotient.
Multiply by a form of 1 to get a perfect-square
radicand in the denominator.
Product Property of Square Roots.
Simplify the denominator.
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Example 4B Rationalizing the Denominator
Simplify the quotient.
Multiply by a form of 1 to get a perfect-square
radicand in the denominator.
Simplify the square root in denominator.
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Check It Out! Example 4a
Simplify the quotient.
Multiply by a form of 1 to get a perfect-square
radicand in the denominator.
Simplify the square root in denominator.
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Check It Out! Example 4b
Simplify the quotient.
Multiply by a form of 1 to get a perfect-square
radicand in the denominator.
Simplify the square root in denominator.
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Check It Out! Example 4c
Simplify the quotient.
Multiply by a form of 1 to get a perfect-square
radicand in the denominator.
Simplify the square root in denominator.
Factor and simplify the square root in the
numerator.
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Lesson Quiz
Multiply. Write each product in simplest form.
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Simplify each quotient.
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