Simplifying Radicals

Radical Vocab

How to Simplify Radicals1. Make a factor tree of the radicand.2. Circle all final factor pairs.3. All circled pairs move outside the radical and

become single value. 4. Multiply all values outside radical. 5. Multiply all final factors that were not circled.

Place product under radical sign.

Let’s Practice…1. 2.

Let’s Practice…3. 4.

How to Simplify Cubed Radicals

1. Make a factor tree of the radicand.2. Circle all final factor groups of three.3. All circled groups of three move outside the

radical and become single value. 4. Multiply all values outside radical. 5. Multiply all final factors that were not circled.

Place product under radical sign.

Let’s Practice…1. 2.

Let’s Practice…3. 4.