Simplifying Radical Expressions
Adding & Subtracting Radical Expressions
Multiplying Radical Expressions
Rational Exponents
Random Grab Bag
100

Simplify

sqrt(16x^12)

4x^6

100

Perform the operation, then write your answer in simplest radical form:

-sqrt(10) - 8sqrt(10)

-9 sqrt(10)

100

Multiply the radicals, then write your solution in simplified radical form:

sqrt(5) sqrt(50)

5 sqrt(10)

100

Express in simplest radical form:

10^(3/2)

10 sqrt(10)

100

CCTEC Trivia: What is this year's spring musical?

CHICAGO

200

Simplify:

x^5 sqrt(x^9)

x^9 sqrt(x)

200

Perform the operation, then write your answer in simplest radical form:

3sqrt(2) + sqrt(32)

7 sqrt(2)

200

Multiply the radicals, then write your solution in simplified radical form:

6sqrt(8) cdot 3sqrt(24)

144 sqrt(3)

200

Simplify:

(16^3)^(1/4)

8

200

CCTEC Trivia:  What year did our full-time CCTEC building open to students.

2016

300

Simplify:

root(3)(64x^27y^29)

4x^9y^9 root(3)(y^2)

300

Which of the following cannot be combined?  Why not?

2sqrt(5) + 2sqrt (7)

4root(3)(x^2y) - 7root(3)(x^2y)

5sqrt(2) + 9root(3)(2)

The following cannot be combined because they do not have the same index or they do not have the same radicand:

2sqrt(5) + 2sqrt (7)

5sqrt(2) + 9root(3)(2)

300

Multiply the radicals, then write your solution in simplified radical form:

(5-sqrt(6))(5+sqrt(6))

19

300

root(6)(3^10) cdot root(6)(3^8)

Which is equivalent?

C.  

3^3

300

More Math Time!  Solve using square roots.

(5x+2)^2 - 3 = 6

x = - 1, 1/5

400

Simplify:

2m^2 sqrt(24m^5n^6)

4m^4n^3sqrt(m)

400

Perform the operation indicated, then write your solution in simplified radical form:

-sqrt(175x^3) + 4xsqrt(175x)

15x sqrt(7x)

400

Multiply the radicals, then write your solution in simplified radical form:

root(3)(4a^2b^2) cdot root(3)(12ab^3)

2ab root(3)(6b^2)

400

Express in simplified radical form:

(54a^14b^6)^(1/3)

3a^4b^2 root(3)(2a^2)

400

Random Trivia: What does Harry Potter get for Christmas from Dumbledore in his first year at Hogwarts?

an invisibility cloak

500

Simplify:

w root(4)(32r16u^23w^8)

2r^4u^5w^2 root(4)(u^3)

500

Perform the operation indicated, then write your answer in simplest radical form:

4x^2 root(3)(16x^3) - x^3 root(3)(54)

5x^3 root(3)(2)

500

Multiply (distribute):

(4-x sqrt(2))^2

16-8x sqrt(2) + 2x^2

500

Simplify.  Note, your answer should only have positive exponents.

(64 x^-24 y^12)^(2/3)

(16y^8)/(x^16)

500

More Math Time!  Given: h(t) = - 16t2 + 48t + 160

The function is also written in the forms:

h(t) = -16(t - 5)(t + 2)

h(t) = -16(t - 1.5)+ 196

What is the maximum height of the object?

196

Maximum at (1.5, 196)