Learning Resources
Outcomes
By the end of this lesson you will be able to answer questions like the ones in the pre-test below.
First answer the questions on the pre-test below in your Math 3103 binder. Then refer to the pages of the lesson that contain instruction on the questions for which you get an incorrect answer or for which you would like some further explanation.
Alternately, you can proceed directly to the first page of the lesson without doing the pre-test. To do this simply click on the Lesson button above. You can then return to this pre-test and use it as a worksheet.
Pre-test
Simplify the following. Assume each radical represents a real nth root and that each denominator is not zero.
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By the end of this section you should be able to:
- Define the expression
and write these expressions in simplest form. - Multiply and divide expressions containing radicals.
- Add and subtract expression containing radicals.
- Rationalize the denominator of a fraction.
Prerequisites
To be successful in this lesson, it would be helpful to know the following:
- The definition of radicals and the notation used to represent them.
- Perfect squares and cubes of integers from 1 to 10.
- Rules for multiplying and dividing radicals.