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Introduction to simplifying a product of higher roots

In this example, the multiplication of two fourth-roots of numbers is shown and the reduction of the result

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Introduction to simplifying a product of radical expressions: Univariate

Just a quick couple of examples, one explaining the relationship between squaring and square rooting and one that just shows how to multiply two radical expressions that need no reduction.

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Solving an equation of the form x^2 = a using the square root property

Discusses the square root property, then encourages the viewer to write a list of perfect squares in the marginfor reference. Lasly, three examples are presented and solved.

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Solving a quadratic equation by completing the square: Exact Answers

Two examples are shown here, one relatively easy, then one with some fractions involved.

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Word problem involving radical equations: Advanced

Demonstrates how to solve for a variable under the radical that needs to isolated first after entering the given value for the other variable in a formula.

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Rationalizing a denominator: Quotient involving square roots

This shows how to multiply by a form of one created by using the irrational denominaor to multiply by the top and the bottom of the fraction creating a whole number denominaor.

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Simplifying a quotient of square roots

Shows that the division of sqaure roots is equivalent to the square root of a fraction, and then simplifies the fraction to complete the task.

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Simplifying a sum or difference of radical expressions: Univariate

This includesradicals that contain variable factors, but continues the simplification of various terms in a sum or difference so that possible like terms can be added orsubtracted.

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Square root addition or subtraction with three terms

This shows how to simplify the parts of an addition of radicals and then add or subtract the like terms.

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Square root addition or subtraction

This shows how to simplify square roots in an additon problem so that hopefully you get like terms and con simplify further.

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Simplifying a radical expression with an odd exponent

Shows how to separate out the persct square so they can become whole numbers or expression leaving the remaining factors under the square root.

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Simplifying a radical expression with an even exponent

Demonstrats how to free all perfect squar in a radical expression so they are whole.

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Simplifying the square root of a whole number less than 100

Thisi shows how to break down a square root by dividing out perfect squares that can become whole numbers.

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Square root of a perfect square

Shows how square rooting is the opposite of squariing

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Solving a radical equation that simplifies to a linear equation: One radical, advanced

Two examples here of solving radical equations. Both have one radical that each need isotation before squaring both sides.. Emphasis is p laced on checking your answer because the one arrived at…

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Solving a radical equation that simplifies to a quadratic equation: One radical, advanced

Squaring both sides of this equation means squaring a binomial. This is demonstrated by this video.

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