Adding/Subtracting Radicals
Posted: September 5th, 2011, 10:49 amAdding/Subtracting Radicals
To add radical terms together, they have to have the same radical part.
Example 1:
The radical in each term is the same, so you can combine them. Add the numbers in front of each radical.
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Example 2:
- The 
has a perfect square in it, 
. That leaves 5 under the radical. Same with 
; it has a perfect square, 
. That also leaves a 5 under the radical
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To add radical terms together, they have to have the same radical part.
Example 1:
The radical in each term is the same, so you can combine them. Add the numbers in front of each radical.
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Example 2:
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