<< Chapter < Page Chapter >> Page >

Simplify: 3 x 5 + 3 x 5 3 9 3 9 3 .

2 3 x 5 2 9 3

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Simplify: 10 y 4 + 10 y 4 5 32 6 3 32 6 .

2 10 y 4 2 32 6

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

When an expression does not appear to have like radicals, we will simplify each radical first. Sometimes this leads to an expression with like radicals.

Simplify: 54 3 16 3 48 4 + 243 4 .

Solution


  1. 54 3 16 3 Rewrite each radicand using perfect cube factors. 27 3 · 2 3 8 3 · 2 3 Rewrite the perfect cubes. ( 3 ) 3 3 2 3 ( 2 ) 3 3 2 3 Simplify the radicals where possible. 3 2 3 2 2 3 Combine like radicals. 2 3


  2. 48 4 + 243 4 Rewrite using perfect fourth power factors. 16 4 · 3 4 + 81 4 · 3 4 Rewrite the perfect fourth powers. ( 2 ) 4 4 3 4 + ( 3 ) 4 4 3 4 Simplify the radicals where possible. 2 3 4 + 3 3 4 Combine like radicals. 5 3 4
Got questions? Get instant answers now!
Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Simplify: 192 3 81 3 32 4 + 512 4 .

3 3 6 2 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Simplify: 108 3 250 3 64 5 + 486 5 .

2 3 5 2 5

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Simplify: 24 x 4 3 −81 x 7 3 162 y 9 4 + 516 y 5 4 .

Solution


  1. 24 x 4 3 −81 x 7 3 Rewrite each radicand using perfect cube factors. 8 x 3 3 · 3 x 3 −27 x 6 3 · 3 x 3 Rewrite the perfect cubes. ( 2 x ) 3 3 3 x 3 ( −3 x 2 ) 3 3 3 x 3 Simplify the radicals where possible. 2 x 3 x 3 ( −3 x 2 3 x 3 )


  2. 162 y 9 4 + 516 y 5 4 Rewrite each radicand using perfect fourth power factors. 81 y 8 4 · 2 y 4 + 256 y 4 4 · 2 y 4 Rewrite the perfect fourth powers. ( 3 y 2 ) 4 4 · 2 y 4 + ( 4 y ) 4 4 · 2 y 4 Simplify the radicals where possible. 3 y 2 2 y 4 + 4 | y | 2 y 4
Got questions? Get instant answers now!
Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Simplify: 32 y 5 3 −108 y 8 3 243 r 11 4 + 768 r 10 4 .

2 y 4 y 2 3 + 3 y 2 4 y 2 3 3 r 2 3 r 3 4 + 4 r 2 3 r 2 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Simplify: 40 z 7 3 −135 z 4 3 80 s 13 4 + 1280 s 6 4 .

2 z 2 5 z 3 + 3 z 5 z 3 2 | s 3 | 5 s 4 + 4 | s | 5 s 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Access these online resources for additional instruction and practice with simplifying higher roots.

Key concepts

  • Properties of
  • a n when n is an even number and
    • a 0 , then a n is a real number
    • a < 0 , then a n is not a real number
    • When n is an odd number, a n is a real number for all values of a .
    • For any integer n 2 , when n is odd a n n = a
    • For any integer n 2 , when n is even a n n = | a |
  • a n is considered simplified if a has no factors of m n .
  • Product Property of n th Roots
    a b n = a n · b n and a n · b n = a b n
  • Quotient Property of n th Roots
    a b n = a n b n and a n b n = a b n
  • To combine like radicals, simply add or subtract the coefficients while keeping the radical the same.

Practice makes perfect

Simplify Expressions with Higher Roots

In the following exercises, simplify.


216 3
256 4
32 5

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


27 3
16 4
243 5

3 2 3

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


512 3
81 4
1 5

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


125 3
1296 4
1024 5

5 6 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


−8 3
−81 4
−32 5

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


−64 3
−16 4
−243 5

−4 not real −3

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


−125 3
−1296 4
−1024 5

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


−512 3
−81 4
−1 5

−8 not a real number −1

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


a 3 3
.

a | b |

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


k 8 8
p 6 6

| k | | p |

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


a 10 5
b 27 3

a 2 b 9

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


r 12 6
s 30 3

r 2 s 10

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


16 x 8 4
64 y 12 6

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


−8 c 9 3
125 d 15 3

−2 c 3 5 d 5

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


216 a 6 3
32 b 20 5

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


128 r 14 7
81 s 24 4

2 r 2 3 s 6

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Use the Product Property to Simplify Expressions with Higher Roots

In the following exercises, simplify.

u 7 5 v 11 6

u u 2 5 v v 5 6

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

p 8 5 q 8 3

p p 3 5 q 2 q 2 3

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

625 3 128 6

5 5 3 2 2 6

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

3125 4 81 3

5 5 4 3 3 3

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

108 x 5 3 48 y 6 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

96 a 7 5 375 b 4 3

2 a 3 a 2 5 5 b 3 b 3

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

405 m 10 4 160 n 8 5

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

512 p 5 3 324 q 7 4

8 p p 2 3 3 q 4 q 3 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

−864 3 −256 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

−486 5 −64 6

−3 2 5 not real

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

−8 3 −16 4

−2 not real

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Use the Quotient Property to Simplify Expressions with Higher Roots

In the following exercises, simplify.

p 11 p 2 3 q 17 q 13 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

d 12 d 7 5 m 12 m 4 8

d | m |

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

u 21 u 11 5 v 30 v 12 6

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

r 14 r 5 3 c 21 c 9 4

r 2 | c 3 |

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

64 4 2 4 128 x 8 5 2 x 2 5

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

−625 3 5 3 80 m 7 4 5 m 4

−5 4 m m 2 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

1050 2 3 486 y 9 2 y 3 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

162 6 3 160 r 10 5 r 3 4

3 6 3 2 | r | 2 r 3 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

54 a 8 b 3 3 64 c 5 d 2 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

96 r 11 s 3 5 128 u 7 v 3 6

2 r 2 3 r 5 s 3 2 u 3 2 u v 3 6 v

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

81 s 8 t 3 3 64 p 15 q 12 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

625 u 10 v 3 3 729 c 21 d 8 4

5 u 3 5 u 3 v 3 c 5 9 c 4 d 2

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Add and Subtract Higher Roots

In the following exercises, simplify.


8 p 7 + 8 p 7
3 25 3 25 3

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


15 q 3 + 15 q 3
2 27 4 6 27 4

2 15 q 3 −4 27 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


3 9 x 5 + 7 9 x 5
8 3 q 7 2 3 q 7

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


81 3 192 3
512 4 32 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


250 3 54 3
243 4 1875 4

5 5 3 3 2 3 −2 3 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


128 3 + 250 3
729 5 + 96 5

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


243 4 + 1250 4
2000 3 + 54 3

3 3 4 + 5 2 4 13 2 3

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


64 a 10 3 −216 a 12 3
486 u 7 4 + 768 u 3 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!


80 b 5 3 −270 b 3 3
160 v 10 4 1280 v 3 4

2 b 10 b 2 3 + 3 b 10 3 2 v 2 10 v 2 4 4 5 v 3 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Mixed Practice

In the following exercises, simplify.

128 x 8 5 2 x 2 5

2 x 2 x 5

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

128 u 7 v 3 6

2 u 3 2 u v 3 6 v

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

64 a 10 3 −216 a 12 3

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

486 u 7 4 + 768 u 3 4

3 u 6 u 3 4 + 4 3 u 3 4

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Everyday math

Population growth The expression 10 · x n models the growth of a mold population after n generations. There were 10 spores at the start, and each had x offspring. So 10 · x n is the number of offspring at the fifth generation. At the fifth generation there were 10,240 offspring. Simplify the expression 10,240 10 5 to determine the number of offspring of each spore.

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Spread of a virus The expression 3 · x n models the spread of a virus after n cycles. There were three people originally infected with the virus, and each of them infected x people. So 3 · x 4 is the number of people infected on the fourth cycle. At the fourth cycle 1875 people were infected. Simplify the expression 1875 3 4 to determine the number of people each person infected.

5

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Writing exercises

Explain how you know that x 10 5 = x 2 .

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Explain why −64 4 is not a real number but −64 3 is.

Answers may vary.

Got questions? Get instant answers now!

Self check

After completing the exercises, use this checklist to evaluate your mastery of the objectives of this section.

This table has four columns and five rows. The first row labels each column: “I can…,” “Confidentaly,” “With some help,” and “No – I don’t get it!” The rows under the “I can…,” column read, “simplify expressions with hither roots.,” “use the product property to simplify expressions with higher roots.,” “use the quotient property to simplify expressions with higher roots.,” and “add and subtract higher roots.” The rest of the rows under the columns are empty.

What does this checklist tell you about your mastery of this section? What steps will you take to improve?

Questions & Answers

how does Neisseria cause meningitis
Nyibol Reply
what is microbiologist
Muhammad Reply
what is errata
Muhammad
is the branch of biology that deals with the study of microorganisms.
Ntefuni Reply
What is microbiology
Mercy Reply
studies of microbes
Louisiaste
when we takee the specimen which lumbar,spin,
Ziyad Reply
How bacteria create energy to survive?
Muhamad Reply
Bacteria doesn't produce energy they are dependent upon their substrate in case of lack of nutrients they are able to make spores which helps them to sustain in harsh environments
_Adnan
But not all bacteria make spores, l mean Eukaryotic cells have Mitochondria which acts as powerhouse for them, since bacteria don't have it, what is the substitution for it?
Muhamad
they make spores
Louisiaste
what is sporadic nd endemic, epidemic
Aminu Reply
the significance of food webs for disease transmission
Abreham
food webs brings about an infection as an individual depends on number of diseased foods or carriers dully.
Mark
explain assimilatory nitrate reduction
Esinniobiwa Reply
Assimilatory nitrate reduction is a process that occurs in some microorganisms, such as bacteria and archaea, in which nitrate (NO3-) is reduced to nitrite (NO2-), and then further reduced to ammonia (NH3).
Elkana
This process is called assimilatory nitrate reduction because the nitrogen that is produced is incorporated in the cells of microorganisms where it can be used in the synthesis of amino acids and other nitrogen products
Elkana
Examples of thermophilic organisms
Shu Reply
Give Examples of thermophilic organisms
Shu
advantages of normal Flora to the host
Micheal Reply
Prevent foreign microbes to the host
Abubakar
they provide healthier benefits to their hosts
ayesha
They are friends to host only when Host immune system is strong and become enemies when the host immune system is weakened . very bad relationship!
Mark
what is cell
faisal Reply
cell is the smallest unit of life
Fauziya
cell is the smallest unit of life
Akanni
ok
Innocent
cell is the structural and functional unit of life
Hasan
is the fundamental units of Life
Musa
what are emergency diseases
Micheal Reply
There are nothing like emergency disease but there are some common medical emergency which can occur simultaneously like Bleeding,heart attack,Breathing difficulties,severe pain heart stock.Hope you will get my point .Have a nice day ❣️
_Adnan
define infection ,prevention and control
Innocent
I think infection prevention and control is the avoidance of all things we do that gives out break of infections and promotion of health practices that promote life
Lubega
Heyy Lubega hussein where are u from?
_Adnan
en français
Adama
which site have a normal flora
ESTHER Reply
Many sites of the body have it Skin Nasal cavity Oral cavity Gastro intestinal tract
Safaa
skin
Asiina
skin,Oral,Nasal,GIt
Sadik
How can Commensal can Bacteria change into pathogen?
Sadik
How can Commensal Bacteria change into pathogen?
Sadik
all
Tesfaye
by fussion
Asiina
what are the advantages of normal Flora to the host
Micheal
what are the ways of control and prevention of nosocomial infection in the hospital
Micheal
what is inflammation
Shelly Reply
part of a tissue or an organ being wounded or bruised.
Wilfred
what term is used to name and classify microorganisms?
Micheal Reply
Binomial nomenclature
adeolu
Got questions? Join the online conversation and get instant answers!
Jobilize.com Reply
Practice Key Terms 4

Get Jobilize Job Search Mobile App in your pocket Now!

Get it on Google Play Download on the App Store Now




Source:  OpenStax, Elementary algebra. OpenStax CNX. Jan 18, 2017 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col12116/1.2
Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc.

Notification Switch

Would you like to follow the 'Elementary algebra' conversation and receive update notifications?

Ask