Section 5.1 – Working with Radicals
Here are some helpful links/notes if you need some support for Section 5.1
- Read Intro to Radicals and Adding and Subtracting Radicals
- Access these helpful links – use whichever ones work for you
- How to Simplify Radical Expressions – Video
- Simplifying Radicals – PurpleMath Written explanation (no video)
- Simplifying Radicals PreCalculus 11 – hard examples and a slightly different method but worth watching (Video)
- Mario’s Math Tutoring – simplifying radicals alternate method (video)
- Algebra – Simplifying Radicals (YayMath) Video
- Adding and Subtracting Radicals Kahn Academy Video
- Adding and Subtracting Radicals PurpleMath Written Explanation
- Adding and Subtracting Radicals Brightstorm Video
Here are the worked out solutions to Section 5.1: 5 pt 1 Worked out solutions
Section 5.2 – Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions
- READ these notes: Section 5 point 2 Notes 2020
- READ the examples in your text book and/or read or watch the helpful links below
- Helpful Links:
- Introduction to Multiplying Radicals – Mathispower4U video
- Multiplying Radical Expressions – Harder examples; Mathispower4U video
- Multiplying Conjugate Pairs – Mathispower4U video
- Higher Index Roots – Purplemath
Extra Help with Rationalizing the Denominator:
- Rationalizing the Denominator
- Monomial Denominators (Brightstorm)
- Binomials in the Denominator (Brightstorm)
- More Binomials in the Denominator
Section 5.3 – Radical Equations
Section 5.3 has a lot to it. It is all about solving radical equations. If you need a little extra info, here it is:
- Read these notes: Solving Radical Equations
- Check out the helpful links below
- Solving Square Root Equations – Khan Academy Video
- Solving Radical Equations – Math is Fun (no video)
- Solving Radical Equations – Cliff Notes (no video)
- Solving Radical Equations – PurpleMath (no video)
- Solving Radical Equations – MathisPower4U Video
Worked out solutions for Sections 5.2 and 5.3: Chapter 5.2 and 5.3 Solutions
Review: